I almost got phished.

[sistawendy]

The setting: I'd just gotten back from my bike ride & lunch on Sunday. I got a robocall from an eight-digit number claiming to be Bank of America, with whom I have no accounts, saying that my debit card was cancelled. I'd punched in my debit card number, complete with verification code, when it asked for my full Social Security number.

The penny finally dropped. Did I mention I was tired & hung over? I hung up and cancelled my debit card, which took twenty minutes. Several nervous refreshes of my credit union's page convinced me that the phishers didn't manage to charge anything. Whew!

Fun fact: most of the robotic voice was synthesized into an American accent, but the voice reading back CCN digits was a recorded Australian (!) man.

I've filed a police report online, where SPD is at pains to point out that they probably won't investigate it. Nevertheless, I appreciate the convenience.

I got a new debit card with a new number today thanks to First Tech and their card printer, so one adventure later I'm none the worse for wear.

Comments

[parityanimal.livejournal.com]

Well at least they called YOU. You didn't fall for that old "Your computer is sending out a lot of error messages. Please call 1-800-YOU-DUMB to speak to a technician immediately!"

[mahariel.livejournal.com]

Scary!

[gement.livejournal.com]

You were sleeeeepy indeed. Glad you caught it.