Scam Awareness

CrowdStrike Global Outage

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A recent event at the CrowdStrike cybersecurity firm has caused IT outages worldwide at companies using Microsoft Windows hosts. These outages have impacted some services of Points West Community Bank. We are pleased to inform you that account transactions are now displaying again within our online and mobile banking platforms. This issue was a result … Read more

Scam of The Week: Phony LinkedIn Job Postings

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It was recently discovered that job postings on LinkedIn aren’t as secure as you might expect. Anyone with a LinkedIn profile can anonymously create a job posting for nearly any small or medium-sized organization. The person creating the post does not have to prove whether or not they are associated with that organization. This means … Read more

The Importance of Protecting Your Bank Account

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The Importance of Protecting Your Bank Account  Protecting your bank account is one of the first and most important things you should do when setting up a new account. There are so many potential threats that aren’t worth worrying about when you can just follow these short steps to protect your account.  We will never … Read more

Scam of the Week: Beware of Copyright Scammers

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In a recent phishing scam, scammers told users that they have violated copyright laws and must take immediate action to protect their accounts. The scammers claim that the content the user posted, such as an Instagram photo or a YouTube video, violates copyright law. Users are told that they must immediately click a link to … Read more

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