Beware of this scam...got a phone call..one minute ago.........First American Bank..beware..

[Stuart G]

whatever that is...informed me that my debit card has been suspended. That in order for me to get mine reinstated, press one..

well...that is interesting, because I don't have, and have never had, a debit card..nope

spread the word...to anyone who looks at this..
There really is a First American Bank,,,,they did not call..it is a scam..........here is proof..


http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20101007/news/710089806/

from the link:
The scheme, referred to as vishing, has a scammer pretending to be a bank official and calling people to see if they'll reveal their financial information and security numbers.

[dixiegrrrrl]

1. And they would not be doing it unless it pays off

thus they find enough gullible fish to make it worth while.

[crash101]

2. Scammers are ever persistent!

This does not surprise me at all. I have encountered that scam, too, but it was not a call. I received a text message saying my Visa card number ending in 4897 has been suspended due to unusual activities and that I needed to call an unfamiliar phone number to reinstate my account. As much as the scammer wanted me to panic and call them right away, I knew better. I was suspicious and I contacted my bank instead, through their phone number that I knew. The rep there confirmed the message was a bluff and the phone number the text message provided was phony. I alerted the local police about the scam attempt.

[crash101]

3. This scammer is slowly becoming famous.

The scammer used 407-308-0038 to send me the message. I Googled it and http://www.callercenter.com/407-308-0038.html came up along with the complaints from several others who received calls and text messages from the scammer, too.

[Stuart G]

4. Welcome to Democratic Underground...thank you for the info on googling phone numbers.

I have done that in the past too. But, I didn't think of putting it up here or in one of the other forums or groups.
great idea..

[TNDemo]

5. There used to be a First American Bank.

I worked for them. They were acquired by Regions some years ago.

[David_ness]

6. There is bogus $50.2 charge on my credit card - ILHAM CR MEXICO DF

Wish to alert boarders about unauthorized charge appearing on credit card. I was alerted by BankAm about $50.2 charge and it appears as POS DEBIT-ILHAM 866 422 0445 CR MEXICO DF I looked around for info on this and found this post: Looks like many are being hit by this fraud. http://www.scamcallfighters.com/scam-call-8664220445-POS-DEBIT-ILHAM-8664220445-CR-MEXICO-DF--Scam-charge-on-card----50-20-Credit---Debit--ATM-Card-Fraud-8405.html

[retrowire]

7. omg! I got this robocall a few days ago as well!

I thought, "Funny, I've never been a member of any bank with the name America in it."

[LuckyLib]

8. Notify your state Attorney General as well. They need every bit of evidence of scammed

citizens to get them, and they are ON this.