Scam emails/sms: re Carte Vitale - update 2022

Stella · 4 December 2019 09:18

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I have just been sent a Renew your Carte Vitale email. All the logos and 3 pages to fill in looked genuine, but I was not convinced as to why I needed to renew it. On the last page after name and address it asked for a code to be put in. A code was duly sent to my phone from my bank. Strangely it showed my latest balance saying I had made a purchase to the sum of …!! Needless to say I didn`t enter the code. If you get one of these do not click on anything and report it to your bank and check your statement. The whole form is very plausible and I am sure has fooled many people who will now have lost their money. Scam emails are a way of life now, but how did they get into my bank and show my exact balance. I am off to the branch tomorrow to change account and get a new card. This is the clue that gives away spam emails - <id97@ etc etc the 97 number may change.