Scams like these

[JessicaTam]

I got a text message a couple of weeks ago asking if I had spent $1000 on my Amex. If no, ring this number.

I rang the number on the back of my card fully expecting the agent to have no knowledge of the text. But it was legit. Transaction stopped, and a new card in the mail. Interestingly as I am travelling, they have already updated the card details on my iPhone so I can keep using it.

 

[prozac]

I got a text message a couple of weeks ago asking if I had spent $1000 on my Amex. If no, ring this number.

I rang the number on the back of my card fully expecting the agent to have no knowledge of the text. But it was legit. Transaction stopped, and a new card in the mail. Interestingly as I am travelling, they have already updated the card details on my iPhone so I can keep using it.

25yrs ago I had the call from Westpac. Had I spent 17c in California on my Mastercard. No, of-course not. The security agent explained that they run a small amount as a test and if it clears then they go in big.