Fraud News Visa Security Sense. Criminals are always looking for new ways to trick consumers into handing over their personal or financial information. A favorite fraudster tactic is to use the name of a recognized company or organization to gain consumers trust. This tactic is known as phishing and can take many forms an email, phone call, mobile text message or even a website. Over the years, Visa has done a lot to earn consumers trust. Now fraudsters are taking advantage of our good work by using our name and logo to prey on consumers and thats not something we take lightly. PA_esf-ca-app-content/content/greece/personal/everyday_banking/products/3d_secure/gfx/700x502_hsbc-3d-secure-step2_en.jpg' alt='Activate Today Your Mastercard Securecode Canada' title='Activate Today Your Mastercard Securecode Canada' />We investigate all potential Visa related phishing scams and work with anti phishing organizations and law enforcement to alert web browser vendors of confirmed phishing attacks and help shut them down. Consumers can help, too Below we dissect and highlight several warning signs in four examples of recent phishing scams. If you suspect you received a Visa related phishing attempt, report it to phishingvisa. By participating in our anti phishing security efforts, you can help prevent other consumers from becoming victims. Visa Email Phishing Scam This popular scam masquerades as an email from Visa to trick consumers into providing their payment information. Kilauea Mount Etna Mount Yasur Mount Nyiragongo and Nyamuragira Piton de la Fournaise Erta Ale. It is very important that you purchase your TimCard directly from a Team Member at any participating Tim Hortons Restaurant across Canada or the U. S., through our. Know the warning signs 1. Dont be fooled by the email address. Scam artists can fake the senders email address and mask the true account they are using. Get customer support for all your banking queries immediately. Contact us on 18775342264 or bbgsupport53. Notice that the extra spacing in the subject line and the improper capitalization of certain words throughout. Spelling and grammar errors are common in phishing scams. The customer is not addressed by name. Visa does not contact cardholders to request their personal account information, so the emails request that the consumer update card information is suspicious. Be wary of hyperlinks and avoid clicking them if possible. A single click can cause your computer to become infected, and there may not always be visual clues of a compromise. By assigning a 7. There is no contact information to speak to a customer representative. Given the urgency of the email, a customer support phone number would likely have been included in a legitimate request. However, the presence of a phone number also doesnt guarantee legitimacy. If youre unsure about the request, call the number on the back of your card. Verified by Visa Email Phishing Scam Verified by Visa is another Visa brand that scammers like to use to trick consumers. Below is an example of a popular email phish that has circulated in recent months. Know the warning signs 1. If you see an email claiming to come from Verified by Visa STOP Send it as an attachment to phishingvisa. Verifiedby. Visa. Visa email address. Dont be fooled by email addresses. Scam artists can fake the senders email address and mask the true account they are using. The legitimate Verified by Visa solution carries only the Visa logo. The inclusion of Master. Cards Secure. Code logo is another tip off that the email is fake. The customer is not addressed by name. The words Security and Update are improperly capitalized. Dont click on hyperlinks, files or images unless you know the email request is legitimate. Visa does not contact cardholders to request their personal account information. Creating a sense of urgency and making threats are warning signs of a scam. There is no contact information to speak to a customer representative. However, the presence of a phone number also doesnt guarantee legitimacy. If youre unsure about the request, call the number on the back of your card. Visa Text Message Scam We have read reports of scammers using text messages as another avenue to trick cardholders. When called, the phone number provided in the text prompts the consumer to walk through a series of steps to verify themselves or re activate the card by entering their account information, PIN, expiration date andor 3 digit CVV code. Know the warning signs The text message does not contain the name of the issuing bank or any other information to identify your card usually the last two or four digits of your account. Additional tips to avoid text messaging scams 1. The text message does not contain the name of the issuing bank or any other information to identify your card usually the last two or four digits of your account. Visa does not contact cardholders to request their personal account information. Remember, phishing text messages may contain a link instead of a phone number so be careful before clicking on any links if the text message is at all suspicious. Consumers can forward suspicious text messages to the short code 7. SPAM. Text messages may also contain dangerous hyperlinks that can open in a mobile phone, so think twice before clicking Fake Verified by Visa Validation Prompt This new scam targets consumers whose computers were previously hacked and have malicious code malware installed. When the consumer begins the checkout process for an online purchase, the malware is activated and presents a fake Verified by Visa prompt to phish the consumers information. This attack is not common, but we want to raise consumer awareness. Consumers should be suspicious of Verified by Visa forms that ask for more information than usual. The following is an example of a suspicious Verified by Visa validation prompt during the checkout process. Know the warning signs 1. Review the Verified by Visa prompt carefully. If something looks odd and the prompt seems irregular in some way there is probably a good reason for suspicion. Always remember that a legitimate Verified by Visa prompt will include both the Verified by Visa logo AND your issuing banks logo. Certificate Script Font Free Download. A legitimate Verified by Visa prompt will never ask you to enter your card details and your Verified by Visa password. It may ask you to verify one or the other but never both. Unusual fields in the validation box should raise suspicions. For example Sort Code is not a field in a true validation prompt. If you are unsure, call your issuing bank. Consumers should keep their antivirus software current and run checks regularly to minimize the risk of this type of scam. And, if you suspect your credit card data may have been compromised, contact the number on the back of your card or on your bank statement.