Here’s A Fido Text Messaging #Scam That You Should Be Aware Of
It’s been a while since I’ve seen a text messaging scam cross my desk. This specific one that I am bringing you is from a threat actor that claims to be Rogers flanker brand Fido:
If you look at the web address at the bottom of the text message, it’s not something that is related to Fido as Fido’s web address is http://www.fido.ca. That of course is ignoring the fact that Fido would never contact you in this manner to accept a payment. They would simply credit your account and you would see it on your next bill. But let’s follow the link (which to be clear, you should never do):
Ah yes. This is a scam that is meant to swipe your banking credentials so that the threat actor can log in and steal your money. This is confirmed when I choose a random bank to see what happens next:
I will admit that this is a very good replication of the CIBC website. But it’s not the real CIBC website as evidenced by the fact that one look at the address bar shows that it’s not going to cibc.com. It’s still going to the threat actors website. I didn’t go any further as it’s pretty clear what the game is here. Which means that if you get this text message, delete it and move on with your life.
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Here’s A Fido Text Messaging #Scam That You Should Be Aware Of
It’s been a while since I’ve seen a text messaging scam cross my desk. This specific one that I am bringing you is from a threat actor that claims to be Rogers flanker brand Fido:
If you look at the web address at the bottom of the text message, it’s not something that is related to Fido as Fido’s web address is http://www.fido.ca. That of course is ignoring the fact that Fido would never contact you in this manner to accept a payment. They would simply credit your account and you would see it on your next bill. But let’s follow the link (which to be clear, you should never do):
Ah yes. This is a scam that is meant to swipe your banking credentials so that the threat actor can log in and steal your money. This is confirmed when I choose a random bank to see what happens next:
I will admit that this is a very good replication of the CIBC website. But it’s not the real CIBC website as evidenced by the fact that one look at the address bar shows that it’s not going to cibc.com. It’s still going to the threat actors website. I didn’t go any further as it’s pretty clear what the game is here. Which means that if you get this text message, delete it and move on with your life.
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This entry was posted on August 29, 2024 at 10:22 am and is filed under Commentary with tags Scam. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.