What is vishing? New scam is making the rounds and you’re likely a target

Vishing, short for voice phishing, is an identity fraud scam utilising a phone call or voicemail, according to the United States Postal Inspection Service. — Unsplash

Scammers are always looking to separate you from your information and money. One of the more common ways they’re trying now is something called vishing.

Vishing, short for voice phishing, is an identity fraud scam utilising a phone call or voicemail, according to the United States Postal Inspection Service. Scammers will call and leave a voicemail and impersonate someone they are not, and attempt to elicit sensitive information, like log-in credentials, personal identifying information, credit card numbers or other banking details.