{"id":3509,"date":"2024-04-10T07:16:42","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T07:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/?p=3509"},"modified":"2024-04-10T07:16:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T07:16:44","slug":"banking-scam-targets-west-michigan-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/awareness\/banking-scam-targets-west-michigan-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"Banking scam targets west michigan residents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scammers are targeting West Michigan residents once again, impersonating local banks and credit unions to drain their bank accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A fraudulent text message, containing a link and claiming there is an issue with your account, might appear on your phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>Scam Alert: Grand Rapids Police caution against a resurgence of spoofing scams.<br><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clicking on the link directs you to a counterfeit banking website. Entering your details there allows scammers to steal your information, warns the Michigan State Police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Better Business Bureau advises looking out for these red flags:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>A message from a 10-digit number or an email address.<br>A link within the text message; typically, banks only request a simple 'yes' or 'no' response.<br>A bank website URL that includes extra characters.<br><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seniors have lost substantial amounts, but teenagers are particularly vulnerable as they tend to trust technology easily, notes Katie Grevious from the BBB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The concerning aspect is that banks do send text alerts for account issues if you&#8217;ve opted in. Scammers are aware of this and try to mimic legitimate bank communications,&#8221; Grevious explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most of these banking scams originate from abroad, leaving the BBB reliant on foreign law enforcement for assistance, according to Grevious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The task of tracking these criminals is becoming increasingly difficult due to their use of location spoofing techniques, Grevious added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scammers are targeting West Michigan residents once again, impersonating local banks and credit unions to drain their bank accounts. A fraudulent text message, containing a link and claiming there is an issue with your account, might appear on your phone. Scam Alert: Grand Rapids Police caution against a resurgence of spoofing scams. Clicking on the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3510,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-awareness"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3509"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3511,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3509\/revisions\/3511"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ripandscam.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}