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Re:When banks call to verify your details how do you know th... by pwg on Wednesday October 23, 2024 @11:01PM (#41931505)
> Yes, I asked the caller to give me a bank number to call back

Don't do this either. If the caller was a scammer, they can give you a number that would call them back, and now they have you "hooked" because you think you've called your bank, when you really called the scammer back.

Call them back on a number printed on your statements or a number you retrieve, independent of this caller, from the bank's website.

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Re:When banks call to verify your details how do you know th... by blurr on Thursday October 24, 2024 @12:03AM (#41931789)
Understood, thanks!
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Re:When banks call to verify your details how do you know th... by genocidicbunny on Thursday October 24, 2024 @02:03AM (#41932396)
At most, you can ask if there's an extension you can dial after you called their public number to skip the phone menu. But yeah, otherwise, the same principle should apply here as with any user-input fields -- do not trust them.
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