FRAUD ALERT: Fake Scotia Bank Phishing attack via text message

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Please be vigilant. The link in the text message has no mention of the bank name in it. If you click on it, you’ll end up on a fake bank website where you could accidently give away your banking credentials to cyber criminals.

Recommended steps:

Delete or ignore the text message.

Terry Cutler

I’m Terry Cutler, the creator of Internet Safety University, an educational system helping to defend corporations and individuals against growing cyber threats. I’m a federal government-cleared cybersecurity expert (a Certified Ethical Hacker), and the founder of Cyology Labs, a first-line security defence firm headquartered in Montréal, Canada. In 2020, I wrote a bestselling book about the secrets of internet safety from the viewpoint of an ethical hacker. I’m a frequent contributor to National & Global media coverage about cyber-crime, spying, security failures, internet scams, and social network dangers families and individuals face daily.