Is this upcoming payment text alert real?
Example text message
PAYMENT REMINDER: Your $84.20 payment is due July 25. Avoid a late fee. Pay now at https://billing-alert.example/pay Reply YES for assistance.
SCAM
It could be real if you enabled account alerts and the amount and due date match. Treat it as phishing when the payment exists only in the text or the message pushes you to sign in or pay through its link.
How to spot this scam
- You never enabled text alerts, do not have an account with the named lender, or the message names no lender at all.
- The amount, due date, or account ending does not match the statement inside your real account.
- The payment button opens a domain that is not the lender's exact website, even if the page copies its logo.
- A reply or callback turns into a request for your password, one-time code, full card number, or a payment by gift card, crypto, or money-transfer app.
What to do now
- Open the lender's app or type its known website address. Check the next due date, minimum due, and alert settings there.
- If the reminder matches, make the payment inside the official app or website. Leave the text link unused.
- If there is no matching account or payment, report the text as junk and forward it to 7726.
- Entered login or payment details? Change the password, contact the lender through its official channel, and lock the exposed card.
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Sources and reporting
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