ripstanley Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Today I received this from SCB " SCB Easy Net: Check any SMS with a one time password. Make sure you requested ithe OTP before using. Inquiries call SCB at 02 ....... Has any one else recieved this message? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkom Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 (edited) Received similar SMS a couple days ago. Edited July 7, 2012 by arkom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotsira Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Yes, i got one yesterday in Thai and one in English today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carra Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 yes, got it today, I guess someone has been trying a scam by sms somewhere along the line and this is a warning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripstanley Posted July 7, 2012 Author Share Posted July 7, 2012 Thanks for the replies. I was very worried because you only need OTP's to open a transfer account. I was wondering how the scammers can do it? I hope someone who is an internet expert can explain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurfRider Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 . I got the message too. What is an OTP??? (wish they wouldn't use code ) . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkom Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 .I got the message too. What is an OTP??? (wish they wouldn't use code ) . One time password Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurfRider Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 . Thanks arkom! - (it's always valuable to have a professional cryptologist available ) Does anyone understand the purpose of this new SMS message from SCB? It makes no sense to me. I have had an account with SCB for years, but just recently started receiving SMS messages from them. I transferred some funds on-line a few days ago and immediately received an SMS asking if I did the transfer, and if not, call them immediately. This was fine and I appreciate the security check, but still don't understand the purpose of using whatever an OTP is, or how to do it. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmybkk Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 When you buy something online or make a transfer often the banks will send you an OTP (one time password) to your mobile which you need to input as confirmation that it is you that is requesting the transaction. I would guess that some scammers have been sending out sms's with OTP's pertaining to be from SCB. Perhaps the sms says something like "if you did not request this OTP then please reply to this sms to cancel the transaction". Perhaps that is followed by another sms which asks for ur password to confirm that you would like to cancel the transaction. I am speculating, but it sounds plausible. It could be related to the recent report of several SCB customers getting scammed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattayaPhom Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 They have even started sending an sms if you transfer money online line saying to call them immediatly if you havnt. Third world country my ass, SCB beats any bank in the UK hands down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSkip Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Yes, i got one yesterday in Thai and one in English today. Me three, or four, not sure, but I also received same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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