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Vishing (voice phishing)

●●●○○Intermediate

A fraud-department representative calls you. They ask for no password.

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New message · Fraud department of a fictional bank

Incoming call — "Fictional Bank, Fraud Department"

Hello, Fictional Bank fraud department. We're currently blocking a $890 payment attempt on your card, made with an overseas merchant. I will of course never ask for your password — you can check, no representative ever does. I just need to confirm your identity to cancel the transaction: can you give me your date of birth and the last four digits of your card? Then I'll send you a notification in your app, which you'll approve to block the payment.

What do you do?

This simulation illustrates Vishing (voice phishing). The article explains the full mechanism, the warning signs and what to do.