Phone Impersonation Scams Trick Customers Into Moving Funds
Fraudsters posing as bank security representatives convinced a customer to transfer funds to a "secure account" after a fake fraud alert text. The bank lacks sufficient real-time intervention to stop social engineering attacks. This growing fraud vector requires better customer verification and real-time scam detection.
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