Caller: St George

this is genuine. Simply call the bank (on their advertised phone no) and check.

Those saying scam - clearly didn't get the message and didn't call the bank.

Caller: Bank SA message alert

This is not a scam!! It is the bank fraud department and they notified me of an unusual transaction and also cancelled my card. They rang me within an hour of receiving the message and confirmed it was not a scam, I also rang my bank who also confirmed it was not a scam message.

Westpac owns St George

Caller: text message

Definitely legit message. Ring your bank if in doubt.

Westpac is St George, they are the same bank!

Caller: Westpac

I got a message from this number after I made a purchase. I’m pretty sure it is a scam and I didn’t reply back. If you did want to get further information I guess you could call westpac but I thought there was no need.

Caller: St George

Received following message this morning:

St George Alert: Block placed on card ending (****) for suspicious transaction at 'J CREW' for $0.00 at 6:07. If Genuine, reply 'Yes'. If Fraud reply 'No'.

Thought it might have been a scam text so googled the number it came from and found this particular site. Rang the fraud dept of bank and they confirmed that the attempted transaction did occur and that our credit card is now blocked. Advised to cut up our credit cards and are now being issued new cards. If in doubt, ring your bank directly to be sure

Caller: St George

Got a text today.
St George alert: Block placed on card ending xxxx for suspicious transaction at 'J CREW' for $0.00 at 6:13. If Genuine, reply 'Yes'. If Fraud reply 'No'.
Didn't trust it and called St George on their usual number and it turns out it was legit. Anyhow, it's always better to be safe and not trust texts like this!

Caller: Westpac

It is a legit message. After wasting 30 mins stressing about it and reading all of the is this a scam or not, I rang the bank. Credit Card is now cancelled. NOT A HOAX if in doubt ring the bank

Caller: Westpac

Not a scam.
I too was suspicious at first but did reply. I then got a call from (02) 9845 4000 and I asked them to confirm a lot of my details back to me before discussing anything. The call was from a Westpac staff with a foreign accent, working for Fraud team. I also saw the suspicious transaction as pending on the card in online banking. The transaction was blocked, card was cancelled and a new card ordered by that caller. They also check your address for the new card to be mailed out.

Caller: Westpac

Received an SMS from this number and it was legit from Westpac. The potential fraud activity on my bank account it referred to is legitimately on my account.

Caller: St George Bank

It was St George Bank alerting me to suspicious transaction - I verified this at online banking - a debit transaction from 'BRICPRIC.COM'

I don't know them, have never done business - let alone a transaction at 3.28 am in the morning.

St George in the process of issuing new debit Visa card and crediting my account.

Caller: text Message westpac

we bought some tickets online and was detected as suspicious transaction by Westpac. card was stopped right away and an email was sent from Westpac as well. I think this is not a scam message

I got a message like everyone else here, telling me that my St George account had been blocked etc due to suspicious activity on my account. The thing is, I don’t HAVE a St George account. I will go into my own bank to see what they say however.

Got a text at 5:30 am from westpac talking about fraudulent transactions,, thought it a scam,, wife checked it out on her bank App,, it was genuine. Found out my wallet had been stolen. If your sus,, maybe don’t reply to the text but certainly check out your bank. We have now cancelled cards and the bank will refund the money, so all good,, but glad I called.

Caller: St George

Not a scam
Thought it was but woke up this morning to my card blocked by the bank
St George, westpac and bank of Melbourne all the same bank!

NOT A SCAM
Got an alert message from st George bank (not my bank) so I called my bank and they confirmed that their was a transaction made and that a block was placed on my card.

I would normally agree, but this is actually a legit fraud alert. Just be smart and don't reply but check your details from a separate source. This is what I did and found out it was a genuine alert from Westpac.

Caller: Westpac Fraud Team

Looks like a scam message, but it's legit. I saw it on mobile and logged in to bank from computer and confirmed dodgy transactions.
Westpac fraud team number is (02) 9553 5636 if you need it.

Caller: Westpac

I initially thought the sms was a scam, a random transaction for under $9. I checked my account online, was true. I contacted the fraud department and they closed my accounts that minute...it may be hassle for a few days (!?!) but good to see those thousands of bank fees paid over the years is working and grateful to the girl in the offshore call fraud centre who explained things not so clearly...but got the jist.