Vishing Attacks

What Is Vishing?

Unlike email phishing attacks (where the goal is to get you to point your web browser to a fraudulent site by clicking on a bad link), vishing employs text messages, phone recordings, and email to persuade customers to dial a telephone number or respond to a telephone call. The fraudsters may say your account has been suspended, deactivated, or terminated.

Fraudsters tell customers to contact their bank at a fraudulent telephone number, which is provided in an email or by a recording using Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology. During the call, targets are asked to provide their card number and other information.

Since fraudsters constantly vary their scams, it is important to beware of text messages, emails, and telephone calls or recordings requesting confidential data.

The RNB State Bank and Front Range State Bank does not request personal account information by text message, email, or automated phone call. Do not respond to any unsolicited texts, emails, pop-ups, or links that ask for personal information of any kind.