Your inability to tell which alert is fake and which is real could lead to you losing money much faster than you can ever imagine. Every day, people lose money to fraudsters and I'm sure you've heard or know someone who has fallen victim to such a fake alert scam. It's all too easy for us to judge victims of fake debit alerts as being foolish, naive or simply dumb.
In reality, though, even the smartest and most educated persons fall prey to fraudsters and scammers.
Scammers have found ways to make their messages look as real as the original messages from banks.
These days, there are software and apps that have been designed to replicate bank message alerts. Bulk SMS has also made it easier for scammers to send these fake alert messages to a good number of people at the same time. To keep your money safe, here are a few differences between a fake Eco Bank debit alert and a real one.
Features of a genuine Eco Bank debit alert.
- It has ‘ECOBANK’ as the sender. Anything similar but not exact is a fraud.
- All debit alerts should fall in your ECOBANK message thread.
- It contains your account balance.
- A real Ecobank debit alert contains the transaction description and would only be sent when you make an actual transaction.
Below is an example of what an actual Ecobank debit alert looks like
Debit:NGN 32,000.00
A/c: ***5689
NIP FROM 128533/ ONLINE PAYMENT
15-JAN-22
BAL:NGN 75,535.00
While fraudsters may be able to get your account details and phone number, be sure that they do not know how much you have in your account and as such can not arrive at an accurate account balance.
So this is something you should look out for, take your time to add and subtract. If the figure on your debit alert isn't what it's supposed to be, or if your account balance is missing from the alert, you can be sure that it's a scam alert and try taking measures to protect your account.
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