Scammers using bank names to steal identities

Thanks for the heads up! I got a call like that, too. The lady said my bank account has been suspended due to suspicious activities and that I should call the bank's security department to resolve the issue. But the phone number she provided was not familiar. When I hung up, I called the bank's toll free hotline and inquired about the call I received earlier. The bank rep confirmed that it was indeed a scam. I reported the phone number to www.callercenter.com and raised a warning. I also alerted the local authorities.

I had that happen to me once at HEB. They declined me and found out someone had cashed a check using my information. I had to freeze everything. It was one incident and still to this day I dont know how they got my info.

HEB hired a firm that checks on your check before "approving" the cashing. They rejected a pension check from the U.S. Treasury Department. They did not provide any reason but they asked for name, drivers license, date of birth, check number, company issuing check (the United States of America), and social security number. They still did not provide a reason for not authorizing the check but they did gathered all the information. I let HEB main Office know that they are responsible if an Identity thief takes place. Their home office did nothing and the store person called to tell me that I have a check that bounce on record. I told her I have not had a checking account in any bank for the past 7 years. I suggest HEB may be subjecting their customers to outside sources asking for personal information. After all HEB can simply say, "we did not do it".