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Watch Out For Fake Apps!

The holidays are here and the scammers are out in force. Their latest trick is fake apps. Starbucks started the first “retail app” it, and many stores have followed. But scammers are now creating fake apps, trick you into downloading them to your smartphone or tablet, and ask you to load your credit card information … Read more

ICBA and PWCB Encourage Consumers to Protect their Data during Cyber Security Awareness Month

Americans live in a mobile society, relying on smartphones, tablets and computers to gather news, make purchases, interact with friends and family, and connect with financial institutions. Increasingly, cybercriminals compromise the networks that support these devices. This often results in identity theft, which can also yield financial losses and safety for consumers. In fact, a recent report from … Read more

Password Protection – not sharing passwords

Now and days, a lot of people use online banking to check their account balance or to pay their bills online. You always have to set up an account on the company’s website which will ask for login information and a password and sometimes your debit card information, or bank account number. There are many … Read more

ID Protection

Thanks to technology, identity theft is at an all-time high in the United States. Scams range from the old fashioned rummaging through trash to a more high-tech scam of skimming with a device placed over an ATM magnetic strip reader. Carding is a process of obtaining card numbers and running them through websites with real-time … Read more

Protect Your Money – Card Fraud

Credit card fraud is a wide-ranging term for theft and fraud committed using a payment card, such as a credit card or debit card, as a fraudulent source of funds in a transaction. There are many different ways to reduce the risk when using a credit or debit card. Your financial institution has put into … Read more

Protect Your Money – Phishing

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Phishing: ID Protection: Phishing is masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication, such as email, and requesting sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords, and bank details. Criminals most often will send you an email that often provides a fraudulent link in the body of the email that takes you to a bogus website. … Read more