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Have you received a text message informing you that a payment of 2,000 NZD has been deducted from the account at a certain date? The United Kingdom has seen a new scam since Q2 of 2022. You may be familiar with phishing scams. You might be aware of phishing scams. Would you like to verify the authenticity of such messages?
Continue reading this article until the end to find out more about the Wise Message Scam.
Wise SMS Text Scam:
Multiple internet sources confirmed that Wise has been deducting 2,000 from users’ accounts since May 2022. The latest message informed customers that their account would be charged 2,000 NSD on May 3rd or 6th 2022.
The text message received from +61 (448)342-733 was shown in a screenshot. The message included a link for wiseloginauthenticate.com and transferwiseauthenticatelogin.com, advising the users to click on the link to cancel the payment deduction.
How the Wise text Message Scam works
This text message is a scam as Wise.com is the official website. The wiseloginauthenticate.com and transferwiseauthenticatelogin.com are scam website that takes advantage of the wise brand. Many internet doldrums are not well-known, regardless of the name of the website.
Scammers want to make ignorant users panic and create urgency to click the link. These link-based scams are intended to collect personal and financial details. You can also click on such links to allow the website install mini-apps or ads on your device without authorisation.
Avoiding Wise Text Message Scam:
Wise has provided help on avoiding phishing scams on their website at https://wise.com/help/articles/2932695/watch-out-for-phishing. Wise advises customers to not click on any link in messages and to check if the website URL has been misspelled or is similar to wise.com.
Wise warned its customers about fake websites that may attempt to steal customers’ identity, card information, and payment details. These messages should be ignored.
If the customers find a message including a different website URL (or) in case the customers believe that the message might be a missing attempt, they can contact wise customer support at https://wise.com/login/?redirectUrl=/help/contact.
@transferwisevictims however is a Facebook Group that includes wise customers who were victims of Wise Message Scam as well as other types of fraud. This group received most of the complaints that customers had transferred money to another account, but they did not receive the money.
Conclusion:
Wise.com helps you send payments overseas at cheaper rates. Wise.com, a legitimate website, has been in existence since 7 March 1994. It was previously known as TransferWise. Wise.com is rated 86% as trustworthy. But scammers use its popularity to scam users by targeting them with fraudulent payment and personal information.