Scam Alerts/Identity Theft:

Scam Alerts

Apollo Bank Gift Card Scam

Please be advised that customers (or non-customers) may receive a bogus offer via Email for a Visa Gift Card issued by Apollo Bank. The message directs the recipient to a sight where they take a short survey and provide their Email address. This is fradulent and not a promotion being offered by the bank. For your protection, never provide your personal information if prompted. If received please disregard this email.

Fraudulent ACH and Wire Transfer E-mails from the FDIC

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has received numerous reports of fraudulent e-mails that have the appearance of being from the FDIC.  The emails appear to be sent from various “@fdic.gov” e-mail addresses, such as “protection@fdic.gov,” “admin@administration.fdic.gov,” or “service@admin.fdic.gov” . They have various subject lines such as “Update for your banking account,” “ACH and Wire transfers disabled,” and “Banking security update.”

Please refer to FDIC’s site for further details: http://fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/alerts/index.html#Junly14

Bogus IRS Communication

The Bogus IRS Communication solicits personal and confidential information (including bank account numbers) from the individual/entity recipient, ostensibly in order to verify eligibility for reporting/withholding exemption. The Bogus IRS Communication requests that the recipient complete an attached bogus W-8BEN and forward the completed bogus W-8BEN (together with a copy of a passport) by fax to a bogus (non-IRS) telephone number. Some FIBA members have already sent notices to their private banking clients to warn them. Please do not reply to any of these bogus requests.

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Identify Theft: Taking Charge – What to do if your identity is stolen
Here is a valuable step by step guide on how to protect yourself against identity theft & what to do if your identity is stolen:
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/idtheft/idt04.pdf