[CCoE Notice] FW: Phishing telephone call

[Luong, Kiet A]

Good afternoon,

I was notified by one of our staff that there may be a telephone phishing scam going around, so please be aware of what information you're giving out to automated phone systems and suspicious emails.

To: IT Security
Cc: Engineering Security
Subject: Phishing telephone call

I just received an unusual phishing phone call.  Perhaps you are already 
aware of this, but it was new to me.

I just received a telephone call on my cell phone.  The caller's number 
was blocked ("unknown").  A computer-generated voice says something to the 
effect that "because of a technical problem, your debit card has been 
temporarily blocked.  If you would like to speak to our security 
department, press 1".  I did, and the voice now says "if you want to 
unblock your debit card, press 1".  I did, and the voice says "enter the 
16 digits of your debit card, followed by the pound sign".  I didn't.

Someone is now using robo-dialing instead of e-mail; the scam is the same, 
but with a new twist.

It might be worth putting out a warning message on this.

j