There are reports that some New Hampshire residents are receiving letters that are intended to convince the recipient to send personal information.
These letters are often started by addressing the recipient as “Dear Cardmember,” a greeting that has been used by credit card companies in communications with customers.
At least on variation of this scam involves a letter informing the recipient that a recent payment they have made was not able to be processed and that a new payment needs to be made and instructs the recipient to write their account number on the check.
This type of scam may also find it’s way to consumers by way of e-mail or through a telephone call. The goal appears to be collect account numbers that can be used to make fraudulent purchases or to use for other identity theft crimes.
Always be suspicious of anyone who is asking for an account number or other personal information and be sure you verify that a request is valid before providing any kind of personal information to anyone.
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