Fraudalent Calls

Yesterday, I received a call while Im on the way back home. The person introduced herself as a staff from Ambank and told me that I owed money from the bank. She told me to press 1 to repeat what she said. I quickly press 1 because I didnt really hear what she trying to says. I was so shocked when she told me that I owed them RM4900 from my credit card since 2008. I checked out whether the number are really from Ambank and I saw this number(+601300808888) from my mobile phone. It looks so real so I thought it is really them who called me. I was so worried and keep thinking what is going on but I decided to call them back once I reach home.

When I reached home, I tried to call them back using the number that they called me. So I gave them a call to check out what is going on. It was a machine who answered my call. Firstly, the machine asked me what language that I prefered. The machine told me to press 1 for English and 2 for Malay. I press 2 for Malay as an option. Then the machine asked for my credit card number, ic number and phone number to proceed. I felt something fishy is going on here because a real bank wont simply ask for details in a phone conversation. I quickly switch on my computer and go to their website to check whether Im calling the correct number. I found out that it was just a fraudulent calls and Ambank has made an announcement about the fraudulent calls at their website.

Please be advised if you received calls from 601300 80 8888 on your mobile phone. You are advised to ignored them as they are fraudulent calls that look similar like to Ambank 24-Hour Contact Centre Domestic Hotline number (1300 80 8888)