Beware 'account suspended' scam

Beware 'account suspended' scam

Call 4 Action warns of a new scam tricking you into thinking your accounts are suspended.

IF YOU GET A TEXT OR E-MAILMESSAGE STATING THAT YOURACCOUNT HAS BEEN SUSPENDED,WATCH OUT.

MORE THAN LIKELY,THIS IS A SCAM.THIS IS WHATTHE SCHEME LOOKS LIKE: YOU GETA MESSAGE THAT APPEARS TO BECOMING FROM YOUR BANK, CELLPHONE PROVIDER, OR WELL KNOWNCOMPANY SUAS AMAZON.

THESENDER'S NAME AND E-MAILADDRESS MAY LOOK VERYLEGITIMATE, BUT WITH EXTRAWORDING SUCH AS FRAUDDEPARTMENT.

THE SUBJECT LINEOR MESSAGE IS OFTEN SHORT ANDVAGUE, TELLING YOU THAT YOURACCOUNT IS SUSPENDED ANDINSTRUCTING YOU TO CLICK ONLINKS FOR INFORMATION OR TO RE-ACTIVATE YOUR ACCOUNT.

QUITEOFTEN, THESE LINKS ARE LOADEDWITH MALWARE AND WILL ASK YOUTO PROVIDE PASSWORDS, ACCOUNT,AND PERSONAL INFORMATION.

IFCLICKED, THIS COULD COMPROMISEYOUR COMPUTER OR MOBILEDEVICE, AND IF YOU PROVIDEINFORMATION, YOUR ACCOUNTCOULD BE HACKED.

IF YOU GETONE OF THESE NOTIFICATIONS,CHECK WITH YOUR BANK, CELLPHONE PROVIDER, OR ANOTHERCOMPANY BY VIA A PHONE NUMBEROR WEBSITE THAT YOU KNOW ISLEGITIMATE.KEEP IN MIND,REPUTABLE BUSINESSES ARE NOTGOING TO ASK YOU FOR YOURPASSWORD.

IF YOU ARE WORRIEDTHAT YOU MAY HAVE FALLENVICTIM TO A SCAM, FILE ACOMPLAINT WITH LEGALAUTHORITIES AND CONSUMERAGENCIES.

YOUR INFORMATION CANHELP OTHERS FROM BEING SCAMMED.FOR TMJ4 NEWS CALL 4 ACTION,I'M KAREN STILES.