A new phishing scheme using VoIP service has been uncovered.  Typical of bank phishing scheme, mass e-mails are sent out telling people that they have to contact their bank about some issue regarding their account.

The VoIP service twist here is that instead of providing a link to a phony Web site, the e-mails provide a phone number that goes to a VoIP phone service.  If people call it it sounds just like their bank’s automated voicemail system and collects account information.  VoIP phone numbers are much more difficult to trace and can easily be set up from abroad, meaning scamsters have lower odds of being caught.

Consumers are advised to only call the number printed on the back of their credit, ATM or debit cards.