These days, QR codes are a common and convenient way to scan tickets, view a menu, pay for a service, or even board your flight. With so many great uses, it’s not hard to see why QR codes have gained popularity since the start of the pandemic, but unfortunately, they [...]
Guarding Your Finances: Dodging Scams In today's digital world, online banking makes life easier, but it also brings new challenges like spoofing and phishing scams that can put your money at risk. Let's break it down to help you recognize and avoid these tricky schemes. What's Spoofing? Spoofing is when [...]
Your financial safety is important to us, be aware of spoofing tactics to avoid financial harm! Spoofing is when a fraudster calls or texts pretending they are from a government agency, trusted company, or financial institution. The information shown on your caller ID may look like it’s legitimate however, the [...]
Wondering what the best ways are to protect yourself from fraud? Let's talk about it! Here are a few strategies: 1. Monitor your credit reports and scores to see if there is unusual activity 2. Monitor your financial statements and make sure to contact your financial institution to correct any [...]
Using public WIFI can be risky if you are doing more on your device than exploring the internet. Using your favorite coffee shop’s network means that your personal information, private documents, contacts, family photos, and logins could be up for grabs by a hacker. In today’s “Ask The Expert” blog, [...]
June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month. Top Scams Targeting the Elderly Statistics show that up to five million elderly Americans are abused every year. Criminals often target people over 60 because they are more financially secure, may experience memory loss, and tend to be more trusting. To ensure you or [...]
Many Americans are concerned about someone stealing their credit card, check, or debit card numbers, but they may be ignoring one easy way thieves can access financial accounts: receipts. Disregarding receipts that have valuable information greatly increases the risk of credit and debit card fraud. That kind of carelessness can [...]
Identity theft is a serious crime. It’s important to take the proper steps to protect your personal and financial information. Tax season is in full swing and important documentation will be arriving for your returns. You can avoid being a victim of tax identity theft. Gather all your documents as [...]
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and to get into the swing of things we thought this might be a great time to dive into the dangerous apps that may be lurking on your phone. Dangerous apps could potentially be leaking private information without you even knowing. Most of us [...]
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), credit card fraud occurred in 41.8% of identity theft reports in 2020. If you think using checks will spare you from thieves, think again. Even though credit cards are the leading type of identity theft, there is still the risk of fraud when [...]
