I was called by a company identifying itself as Visa Fraud Prevention Services. They stated that they were acting in behalf of Whitney National Bank, and that they needed to have me confirm some recent transactions on my account for security purposes. I had to give them my Whitney check card number in order for them to do this (supposedly). Once I did that I was presented with 4 transactions that were on my account on the date of 01-26-11. After that I was given the option to press button 1 (on the phone) to approve of these transactions, to press button 2 to disapprove, or to press button 3 if I am unsure. I pressed button 2 and the automated machine did not respond. Then I tried pressing other buttons and none of them responded. I concluded that this business was highly suspect on that basis, and found some information, on the internet, confirming my suspicions.
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