Helping You Face The Threats
We believe in assisting our customers by providing important information to protect your identity and secure your information and finances. Everyday identities are stolen across the world and even in our communities. Criminals can obtain personal and sensitive information in many different ways, such as stealing personal items with sensitive information to deceive people into sharing their information using the phone, mail, or internet. Criminals can be very clever, so we want you to be prepared.
If you think you are being scammed, review the questions below. These are common practices used by criminals to steal your hard-earned money:
- Did you receive directions via an unsolicited call, text, email, social media or computer pop-up notice?
- Were you told that you owed legal fees or overpaid on a refund?
- Were you contacted by someone for a Law Enforcement or Government Agency (Police, DEA, IRS, FTC, Social Security Administration, etc.)?
- Have you been directed to not discuss the purpose of transaction with anyone, including the bank?
- Have you been directed to use Crypto (Bitcoin), Gift Cards, or send funds to someone that you don't know?
- Did someone mail or email you a check, cashier's check, or money order and instruct you to deposit into your account and send it back via cash, bitcoin, wire, or other means available?
- Is the transaction to claim prize winnings in lottery, sweepstakes, inheritance, or related to secret shopper work, etc.?
