The following press release has been received from the Fox River Grove Police Department about a scam aimed at Harris Bank customers:
DO NOT respond to Harris Bank account frozen text message on cellular phones. It is a scam….
Several people have received a text message indicating their account has been frozen.
The message indicates you are to contact phone number 360-805-6677. The originating number for the text is 254-379-0004.
The text messages have been received within the past hour. I have contacted Harris Bank and have been informed this is a scam and several people have contacted them.
If you are a Harris customer, contact them directly regarding any additional information.
Contact Information:
Chief Lukasik
Police Department
847-639-2411 r.lukasik@foxrivergrove.org
I too received the same exact text and I am not a customer of Harris Bank.
I found the following related to the phone number in the text:
Stephen Pidgeon, WSBA #25265
attorney@stephenpidgeon.com
3002 Colby Avenue, Suite 306
Everett, WA 98201
Telephone: (360) 805-6677
The link is
wei.secstate.wa.gov/…/WFST%20Notice%20of%20Appeal%209-28-09.pdf