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Expert Reveals the Pretext Calling Scam ... We have not seen a decline in that activity since the passage of Gramm-Leach-Bliley, which made using pretext calling to illegally gain access to financial institutions’ customer information a felony.
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www.privacytoday.com/bankersnews.htm
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Guidance on Identity Theft and Pretext Calling ... The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is issuing the attached "Guidance on Identity Theft and Pretext Calling" to inform banks about developments in these two areas of consumer bank fraud. The other federal banking agencies are issuing similar guidance on...
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www.fdic.gov/news/news/financial/2001/fil0139.html
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Guidance is also included on completing Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) to report offenses associated with identity theft and pretext calling, i.e., posing as a customer or someone authorized ... Several federal criminal statutes address illegal conduct associated with identity theft and pretext calling. These include:
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www.fdic.gov/news/news/financial/2001/fil0139a.html
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IDENTITY THEFT AND PRETEXT CALLING FIL-39-2001 May 9, 2001 TO: SUBJECT: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Guidance on Identity Theft and Pretext Calling The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is issuing the attached "Guidance on Identity Theft and Pretext Calling" to inform banks about developments in these two areas...
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www.ffiec.gov/ffiecinfobase/resources/retail/fdi-fil_39...
www.ffiec.gov/ffiecinfobase/resources/retail/fdi-fil_39_2001_identity_theft_pretext_call.pdf
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There are several federal criminal statutes that address illegal conduct associated with identity theft and pretext calling. These include:
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www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/SRLETTERS/2001/sr0111....
www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/SRLETTERS/2001/sr0111.htm
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Information obtained from pretext calling may be sold to debt collection services, attorneys, and private investigators for use in ... MEASURES TO PREVENT IDENTITY THEFT AND PRETEXT CALLING A. Identity theft Identity thieves use a number of methods to obtain financial services in the name of another individual.
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www.occ.treas.gov/ftp/advisory/2001-4.txt
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This course introduces financial institution employees to the security threats posed by pretext calling and identity theft. It describes the methods used by pretext callers and identity thieves, and it provides tips on how to spot and avoid these types of fraud.
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www.bizlibrary.com/catalogs/finservs/course/35B3R40.htm
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I told him why I was calling and he insisted that they had no record of my order in their system. I informed him that on 5/17/06, I was the victim of identity theft and was scammed for a large amount of money and if my info was in their system, he had better remove and had better not access my bank account.
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www.ripoffreport.com/reports/ripoff204394.htm
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“Pretext calling – using bits of personal information to impersonate an account holder to gain access to a bank customer’s account information – is another challenge that must be met by financial institutions,” Ms. Seidman said. ... View CEO Ltr 139 - "Identity Theft and Pretext Calling".
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www.ots.treas.gov/docs/7/77132.html
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