My father and I have a Wells Fargo bank account with both of our names on it. We both received text messages indicating that our account had been frozen and that we should immediately call the number listed.
We called out of curiosity and a static-filled automatic message told us to first enter our account number and information. Ha! Of course, we did not.
We are convinced that our numbers and bank name were culled from our AT&T wireless phone account because that is the only common source for both of our phone numbers & bank name.
We alerted Wells Fargo and found the scam number listed on the internet under notorious scams.
Just a friendly reminder to never give out your personal information, bank or credit card info, unless you are absolutely certain you are talking to a legitimate source. Always call the phone numbers listed on your cards and never numbers you receive in text messages or email. If a live person calls you and asks you to verify information, tell them you will call back using a phone number that you know is legitimate.
