Received following message:-
Westpac alert: Block placed on card ending XXXX for suspicious transaction at 'Eham.net' for $0.00 at 8.18. If Genuine, reply 'Yes'. If Fraud reply "No'.

Rang Westpac and it was genuine - new card is on its way

Not a scam. Text was from Bank of Melbourne. I then received a call from St George Bank within 2 minutes of the text. The lady went through past transactions to verify they were legitimate and through today's fraudulent transactions. Extremely helpful, but unfortunately cancelled my card and will have to wait another few days (plus the Easter holidays) to get new card. Second time my card has been hacked in 12 months. I think I'll stop using Tap and Go, and be careful where I keep my wallet when out shopping. I've been using a protective card envelope for 12 months so cannot be sure how it's happened this second time. BTW the first fraud events took $10k and all was refunded ... luckily this one was a single online purchase of a few dollars that got through and all the rest (was not told how many) were declined by the bank.

It's legit. Both my wife and I got a text at the same time as our accounts are joint. Rang St George and the text is legit.

Definitely not a scam. Rang Westpac to confirm the text and it had come from them and saved me paying $1727.22 from a dodgy transaction in America. Great work Westpac.

Number is legitimate it is Westpac notify you of a possible fraudulent transaction. My case was real fraud on a credit card.

St George really do not help in this matter as they own Bank of Melbourne and are themselves owned by Westpac. I have received messages from Bank of Melbourne and Westpac in the past and have had to check with St George to clarify if legitimate which they were. Just be aware that St George Bank, Bank of Melbourne and Bank SA are all a part of Westpac.

Not a scam... but did accidently block my wifes card thinking it was mine... check last four digits of card before blocking

St George IS Westpac.

Legitimate message about suspicious activity on my account from Bank SA/Westpac

Received a txt from this number about a transaction on my eft card. I bank with the bank of Melbourne- which is st George bank in all other states and owned by westpac. They confirmed the txt is legitimate and gave me the number of the fraud department. This txt is legitimate reply and call the bank to confirm your card is cancelled and a new one will be issued. The staff were very helpful 😊

Having had people try to scam me before, I was wary when I received this SMS. HOWEVER this is NOT a scam. I called St George (associated with WestPac) and they verified somebody had tried to use my card in a nearby suburb. Definitely worth calling them back!!

They're the same bank

Not a scam, I got this text today, rang Westpac and someone was trying to use my card details in the USA. They actually tried multiple times but the bank picked up on it and didn't let the transactions go through. Great job Westpac, I could have been out of pocket for thousands at the rate they were trying to spend my money.

This is legitimate! I was almost scammed $300+ out of pocket and a replacement card is issued.

Not a scam, this is genuine. I travelled to South Africa and Singapore for a week each. Noticed nothing unusual when I used my card. Received the txt noted above, replied and then received a call from Westpac fraud officer who told me my card has been cloned and is being used in China!

Follow this up if you get the txt.

its not scam...

i got a similar message on my mobile

"Westpac Alert: Transaction blocked on card ending XXXX at ÇHINA UNICOM (HK) OPER for $52.31 AT 23.31. If genuine, reply 'Yes'. If Fraud reply 'No'

I replied "No" and received a follow up text

"The block will remain on your card. A fraud officer will contact you via telephone within the next 20 minutes."

from web searches on this mobile number this is a scam that has been going on for quite some time.

NOT SCAM, this text and follow up phone call saved me $450 and potentially more. Good work Westpac

I got this exact message saying from St George - I'm with Bank of Melbourne so I ignored it. Turns out it was legitimate and they had to stop my card and are replacing it...
BUT - don't trust me on it, I could be anyone, however, if you do get this message just pop into your bank, it's still best not to get into the habit of replying to texts from people claiming to be banks (even though this time it was legitimate)

Not a scam. Just happened to me so rang st george 133330 number and they confirmed the sms plus checked my account and the amount is showing.