If you have received text messages claiming to be from Santander, even if they have your name in it, do not reply to them. Scammers are sendi g out text scams to their potential victims stating they need to reply with MORE to receive important information about their credit card account.

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Sometimes it can be difficult to know if a text message is real or not, the way they are written can be almost identical to real texts, and scam texts can even appear from the same number.

This is a tactic called ‘number spoofing’, whereby scammers change the phone number seen on a caller ID to make you think it has come from a genuine organisation.

But, always remember that a genuine text message from your bank will never ask you to provide passwords, personal or financial informations in a message.