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Apparently this is a thing..

https://symantec-enterprise-blogs.security.com/blogs/threat-...

> 1 phone number for customer service and I know it by heart

Ehh that doesn’t change anything as far as having to call back. CallerID is trivially spoofed everywhere.

It immediately eliminates anyone not thinking to spoof-call GPs small credit union. Given that most of the scammy calls I receive are about accounts with places that I don't have accounts, I don't think that level of targeting is the norm.

Obviously if your bank asks you to "verify" yourself after they've called you, it is 99% chance of being a scam and you just tell them you're going to call back and if they get desperate sounding it is 100% a scam.

The context is for everyday people. Not everyone has the time, patience, or ability to do that.