Recently, scammers have increasingly been pretending to be from transportation industries, such as intercity buses and taxis. They use phone numbers with the digits “+8869”and claim to be customer service representatives, saying there has been a credit card payment error, or that a recurring charge, monthly ticket, or group ticket has been set up by mistake. The scammers then instruct the targeted individual to contact their bank and cancel the charge. These methods are used to scam victims.
•Beware of phone numbers that start with “+“
•Do not follow scammers instructions to use an ATM or online banking system
•Do not provide bank or credit card information
•Call the 1955 hotline, 165 hotline, or customer services to verify the situation