Protecting Yourself from Fraud

New scams are discovered every day. The best way to protect yourself is to look for the warning signs, and to be aware of high-risk activities. Below are some known red flags.

Have you:

• Received a check for an item you sold on the internet?
• Received a check for more than the selling price of an item you sold?
• Received a check from someone you communicated with via email?
• Received a check drawn on a business or individual account that is different than the person paying you?
• Been informed that you are the winner of a lottery that you did not enter?
• Been instructed to wire, send or ship money as soon as possible to a large U.S. city or another country, such as Canada, England or Nigeria?
• Been asked to pay money to receive a deposit from another country such as Canada, England or Nigeria?
• Been offered a payment or a commission for facilitating money transfers through your account?
• Responded to an email requesting you to confirm, update, or provide your account information?

If any of the items above happened to you, and you think you may have been a victim of fraud, please call us at (800) 743-7228 so we can help.