Thursday, 13 January 2022

NatWest ‘new device registered’ text

 

Scam alert: fake NatWest ‘new device registered’ texts

NatWest customers are being targeted by fake text messages stating that ‘a new device has been registered’, aiming to send recipients through to a website that has nothing to do with the bank.

At first glance, the text is quite convincing – NatWest is named as the sender and the message doesn’t contain any glaring mistakes. Here’s an example and NatWest’s top five tips when you receive a text message asking you to follow a link.

Five protection tips

Source: Which? (12-01-2022)

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