Recipients of the fake "Wells Fargo Urgent Alert" SMS text message below are asked to delete it and should not to follow the instructions in it. This is because the fake message is phishing scam sent by cybercriminals to steal Wells Fargo Bank customers' account credentials, personal and financial information. Once the cybercriminals have received the stolen credentials, personal and financial information, they will gain access to their victims' accounts, hijack and use them fraudulently.
The "Wells Fargo Urgent Alert" SMishing Scam
Mon 5/20/2019 7:27 PM
From: 8329227144@txt.att.net
FRM:Wells Fargo
SUBJ:Urgent Alert
MSG:
;Please Read
hxxp://wellsfargocardsmessage.com
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Wells Fargo Bank customers should never click on a link to sign into their online accounts or complete an attached form that request personal information, financial information or account credentials. They should always go directly to https://www.wellsfargo.com/ and sign into their accounts from there. Once they have signed in, they will be notified of changes or updates that need to be done to their accounts, if there is any.
Wells Fargo Bank customers who have already been tricked by the phishing email should change their passwords and contact Wells Fargo Bank immediately for help.