Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scammers are sending the PNC Bank text scam below to potential victims asking them to call the fake PNC Bank customer service 848 area code telephone number 848-244-9933. Therefore, recipients of the scam text message are asked not to call the telephone number in it or respond to it.
([PNC]You have one transaction in pending 8482449933 - ID1005) Reach us to approve/decline
The aim of the PNC Bank scam text is to trick potential victims into calling the scammers behind it. If contacted, the scammers will pretend to be PNC customer service and attempt to trick the potential victims into disclosing their account credentials, personal, and financial information, which they will use fraudulently.
If you were tricked into disclosing your account credentials and finanical information to the scammers, please contact PNC Bank for help. Their legitimate customer service telephone number is: 1 (412) 803-7711 or you can go to PNC's website at www.pnc.com/en/customer-service.html for contact details.
If you have received a PNC Bank text scam, please post it in a comment below to help inform others then delete it. Do not follow the instructions in it.
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Received a text message regarding a $58 purchase. I don't have a PNC bank account.... knew it had to be a scam.
There is an email address as sender on a scam text message:pncbank-msg1887-newsms.com
received text asking to approve a new purchase
received a text 04/24/23 for a charge of $247.27 -CVSHEALTH/CHICAGO accept or decline call 18482449933 - SCAM -
received a call 4/23/2023 said it was my insurance company Humana $46.54. call 1-848*244*9933 to approve/decline
(A New Purchase of $23.11 - Call-us today at 8482449933) to approve/decline
I just received the same message and it asked for my full "security social number". No one would ever ask for the entire number, only the last 4 digits. I hung up and deleted the message.
Just received the text today.PNCBANK-NOTIFICATION (A New Purchase of $38.22 - Call-us today at 8482449933) to approve/decline
I just received one. I don't even have an account with PNC."(Your purchase of $75.45 is complete. Call ->8482449933 #873) to approve/decline"
Just received the same message. Looked up # and immediately deleted it!
Received text today, always check the phone #s of such texts before doing anything
PNCBANK-NOTIFICATION (A New Purchase of $37.45 - Call-us today at 8482449933) to approve/decline
This happened to me, husband sent me a message to call and I didn't find out until after I'd entered my ss# that it wasn't really PNC. Also that he received a text message which the bank would never send.
What should you do if you responded and gave them your Social Security # and birthday?
One measure would be to lock your credit reports immediately.
You can contact the OIG’s fraud hotline at 1-800-269-0271 or submit a report online at oig.ssa.gov.And, if someone uses your SSN to obtain credit, loans, telephone accounts, or other goods and services, contact the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC collects complaints about identity theft from those whose identities have been stolen. You may reach the FTC’s identity theft hotline toll free at 1-877-IDTHEFT (1-877-438-4338) or visit their website at www.ftc.gov/idtheft.
I received the same text. Checked my accounts on line and found no such charge pending. Reported it to PNC.
I just got the same text above. Knew it was a scam... be careful.
Looked up #. Scam to get personal info.
Beware this scam text below and thank you to the commenter with the PNC Abuse reporting info!PNC-Bank-Msg598138-send.org((PNC) $216.22 Charge-GoodRx/Jacksonville YES Reply Y. NO?) CallBack Now 18482449933
(Your purchase of $62.95 is complete. Call ->8482449933 #538) to approve/declineI did not respond;looked up phone number instead and found the post above.
I received one today at 6:45 pm. I reported it as junk and deleted it.
True, this is a scam, received a message "A New Purchase of $108.76" - Call -us today at 848 244 9933) to approve/decline. when I had called, the voice asked to key in the last 4 digits of the SS number, then it asks for the full SS number. People be careful.
Just received a text from PNC-MSG, today April 23 - 4:00pm. A charge of $25.51 waiting to be approved/declined. Yeah, I’ll call the number. Cause I’m stupid.
Just received the text and sent a screenshot to abuse-pnc.com