Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scamming - Fraud
Scammer are sending out fake text messages like the ones below, asking their potential victims to visit the fake and phishing website: "www.tdcanadatrustwallet.com". The fake website was created by scammers to steal their potential victims' personal and financial (banking) information, which they (scammers) will use to rip them off.
If the recipients of the fake text messages visit the phishing website, they will be asked to enter their personal information, financial information and account credentials. Once the information is entered on the fake website, it will be sent to the scammers or cyber-criminals that have created the website.
Persons who have received the fake text messages, which instruct them to visit the phishing website, are asked not to follow the instructions in them and report the messages to their service providers.
And, the recipients of the fake text messages who have followed the instructions in them are asked to change their TD Online Banking password and contact TD Canada Trust.
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Kindly accept my appreciation for this high alert for the innocent General Public who become easy victims to such cyber criminals. I was also about to fall prey to such high sounding cyber criminal. It's your vital information which prevented me from doing so and potential financial loss.In my opinion, cyber criminals use technological tools to craft their nefarious activities.Let our Public become aware of such criminals who really deserve stringent punishment. ThanksSincerely YoursY. Tandon
