Phishing cell phone scam in Boise, Idaho will soon be coming to a city near you.

A new phishing scam is hitting the Treasure Valley and now the Better Business Bureau is warning people before they fall victim.

The scam comes in the form of a text message saying, "BOTC Alert: Your card starting with 4266 has been deactivated. Please contact us at (208) 473-2643 to reactivate your card."

"Technology makes it so easy for the scam artist to set up what looks like a local number," said Dale Dixon, President of Idaho Better Business Bureau, serving Southeast Idaho and Eastern Oregon. "It's important for folks to realize the Bank of the Cascades, or any bank, is not going to send a text message saying 'your account has been closed or deactivated and that you need to call in to reactivate it'."

Dixon says if you got the message just delete it.

But if you got the message and you entered your information, call your bank right away


Link:
http://www.ktvb.com/news/local/Phishing-scam-hits-the-Treasure-Valley-89340832.html