BankDirect Fraud Prevention
Email Scam Alert
In a continuing effort to protect our account holders against fraud and
“Identity Theft”, we want to make you aware of another phishing scam that has
just been discovered. Fraudsters are targeting select companies and individuals
with an email that appears to be from VISA asking them to register their credit
and/or debit card with the Verified by VISA program. Although Verified by VISA
is a very secure and valid program, this fraudulent email is only an attempt to
obtain your personal information. The email looks very authentic at first
glance. However, when you click on the link to register your card you are
presented with a page that asks for your card number, CVC (card verification
code), bank name, bank account number, bank routing number and your social
security number. The actual Verified by VISA program does not require
you to enter any of this information with the exception of your credit and/or
debit card number. Neither, VISA nor BankDirect will ever ask for any of your
personal information via an email.
VISA and the FBI are currently investigating the origin of these emails. If you
receive a similar email please notify us at 1.877.839.2737 so we can promptly
report the incident to VISA.
We are advising our bank clients of this phishing scam in order to protect and
increase the overall value they receive from using their BankDirect credit
and/or debit card. Protecting our cardholders from this type of fraud is
extremely important and we will continue to be vigilante and proactive in
providing our cardholders with up-to-date information