Bank scammers using genuine push notifications to trick their victims (shkspr.mobi)

This is reasonably sophisticated, and it is easy to see why people fall for it.

1. The scammer calls you up. They keep you on the phone while...
2. The scammer's accomplice calls your bank. They pretend to be you. So...
3. The bank sends you an in-app alert.
4. You confirm the alert.
5. The scammer on the phone to your bank now has control of your account.

URL: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2024/05/bank-scammers-using-genuine-push-notifications-to-trick-their-victims/