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Police: Debit Card Text Messages Are a Scam

Bogus text messages attempt to get debit card numbers, PINs and other personal identification, police say.

If you receive a text message informing you there is a problem with your debit card and to call an included phone number immediately, don't answer it, says the .

It's a scam.

In a blog post today, the department warns a number of area residents have received such texts on their cell phones. The number, with a 650 area code, is a fake too, and calls to it reveal that the message it yields changes often, with it alternating between Sovereign Bank and Sun Trust Bank, police added.

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The scam is an attempt to get debit card numbers, PINs and other personal identification, police say.

They added, “Banks do not contact their customers in this manner. Please do not give anyone your bank account information over the phone, or via text message. Thank you.”

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