So, I just received an email and text message that I had opened a savings account with a major bank I have never previously used. I didn’t open any links on the texts or email. I went to the major bank’s website directly from Google and called their fraud department. They confirmed there was an account under my name and closed it. I am filing a fraud report with the credit bureaus. I always have my credit frozen.
What is the scam here? What could some one do with a savings account linked to both my email and number?
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This is very unlikely to be it, but: I’ve seen more than one British drama in which Badguys, in order to discredit an official who’s in their way, open a bank account in the official’s name – using a mail-drop address – and deposit, say, £10 000. They then give an anonymous tip to a reporter that the official has a secret bank account …
I have no idea how often that has ever happened in RealLife, or whether it’s still possible today. I’d guess it can still be done in some countries but not OECD.
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