A lot of people seem to be telling similar stories in the comments about how their banks also act like scammers, which trains you to trust the actual scammers.

A lot of people seem to be telling similar stories in the comments about how their banks also act like scammers, which trains you to trust the actual scammers. For this reason, I am extremely stubborn about inbound calls. When my bank/superannuation/etc. call me about something and ask for any personal details, I explain to them why it's really not okay for them to be doing this, request a way to call them back via some telephone number that is published on their official website, and then later follow up with a formal complaint. Who knows whether it actually does any good. Probably not. :/ EDIT: I mean, it definitely protects me, but I don't know if any of these orgs have changed their practices.