Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scammers are sending the scam text below to potential victims asking them to call the fake PNC Bank customer service 805 area code telephone number, 805-833-5580. Therefore, recipients of the scam text message are asked not to call the telephone number in it or respond to it.
(PNC- New Transaction of $41.80 - Call 8058335580 - us today) 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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I just received this farce. NOTICE-ALERT PNC: Did you attempt a transaction ? 13Jun, $[180.71], FRYS FOOD DRG; if NOT go to pncnotification.com
I feel like calling this number just to troll them. But here is the text I got a couple days ago.PNC{Alert} (PNC- New Transaction of $67.30 - Call 8058335580 - us today) to approve/decline
(PNC- New Transaction of $55.42 - Call 8058335580 - us today) to approve/declineText message on 4/8/23. Sender was PNC{Alert}
(PNC- New Transaction of $06.10 - Call 8058335580 - us today) to approve/declineToday on the 8th of April. These people are so pathetic. I feel bad for the older population who could possibly be their next victim.
PNC{Alert} (PNC- New Transaction of $82.42 - Call 8058335580 - us today) to approve/decline
I just received this message today. Fortunately I looked up the number on search. Thanks for the heads up!
4/8/23 received text (new transaction of $55.85 -CVS #866). Phone 18058335580 to approve/decline.
I received same type message, SCAM
I received this text at 2PM today. April 8,2023.(You have a new transaction of $27.58 -CVS #1833 Phone) 18058335580 to approve/decline"I knew immediately it was a scam because I have not used my cards and I get alerts when my card number is being used.
I also received this text today 4/8/23(Pending transaction of $68.03 - Phone->8058335580 - us today) to approve/decline
Received this today. Didn't call. This is a scam!"PNC-Notification (Pending transaction of $32.21 - Phone->8058335580 - us today) to approve/decline"
I received 2 texts to call 805-833-5580 to approve/decline a $20.95 transaction. I did not call, deleted the messages and blocked the source.
Received the same. Called to try and mess with them a bit and waste their time, but no luck.. All automated c**p=no fun with scammers...
I just received a text from [PNC] for a transaction of $53.19. And to call 8058335580 #5420 to approve/decline. I do not have any account with PNC so checked out the phone number. This is a scam so do not call this number. Thanks to this website I know this is a scam.
Received this text yesterday 4/7/23SCAM([PNC]You have trans of $99.98 Call->8058335580 #052) to approve/decline
This was helpful just received a text and checked and found this web site thank you for the warning
just received PNC text scam. Thought it was phony but call anyway. what an idiot I am.
I received the "new transaction alert" today and call 805-833-5580. I don't have any PNV accts.
I received this text:([PNC]You have trans of $81.85 Call->8058335580 #578) to approve/declineat 9:01am on April 8th.
I received 2 texts from them abt PNC, I don't even have a PNC account.
Message I received is: "PNC-Notification (Pending transaction of $42.54 - Phone->8058335580 - us today) to approve/decline"Do not call this number. I don't even have a PNC account, so it's obviously scammers.