Jul 24, 2024 | Fraud Prevention
FRAUD ALERT: How to Outsmart Sophisticated Phishing Scams You’ve probably heard of phishing. But do you really know what it is – and more importantly, how to protect yourself from falling victim to it? Phishing scams have become very sophisticated, but there are...
Apr 3, 2024 | Fraud Prevention
FRAUD ALERT: HOW TO AVOID ACCOUNT TAKEOVER FRAUD What is an “account takeover”? An account takeover happens when a fraudster poses as a financial institution to get your personal or account information. Once the fraudster has access to your account, they can make...
Jan 22, 2024 | Fraud Prevention
Identify and Defend Against Military Scams Being away from home on a deployment is a challenging time for military members and their families, and some people try to take advantage of these situations, making things even more stressful. A military scam begins when a...
Dec 5, 2023 | Fraud Prevention
Easy Money or Money Mule? A money mule acts as a layer of distance between a scammer and their victims by handling stolen funds on behalf of someone else, either knowingly or unknowingly. Money mules make a scam harder to trace and the money harder to find. ...
Nov 9, 2023 | Fraud Prevention
How to Determine if a Donation Appeal is for Real – or a Scam Charitable donations are a great way to make an impact on the causes you care about. But when tragedy strikes, scammers may prey on the generosity of those trying to support the victims. Scammers request...
Oct 3, 2023 | Fraud Prevention
Send Yourself Money? That’s a Big Red Flag Scammers are always creating new ways to steal your money. One of the recent scams utilizing peer-to-peer payment services is what’s known as the “Pay Yourself Scam.” The gist of the scam is that someone pretending to be a...
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