Phishing Alert
"Phishing" is one of the fastest growing types of fraud. Generally, phishing involves a bogus e-mail message that uses legitimate materials, such as a company's graphics or logos, to entice recipients of the e-mail to provide personal financial information, such as credit card and Social Security numbers.
Summit Bank does not ask for your personal information via e-mail communication. If you receive such a request, do not respond and contact a Summit Bank office immediately.
Simple Precautions to Safeguard Your Information -
- Never respond to an unsolicited e-mail that asks for detailed financial information. Always know whom you are dealing with.
- Report anything suspicious to the proper authorities. Alert the company or government agency identified in the suspect email through a Web address or a telephone number that you know is legitimate.
- You can also contact the Internet Crime Complaint Center (www.ifccfbi.gov), which is a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center, if you think you have received a "phishing" e-mail or have been directed to a suspicious website.
If You've Been Phished –
- Contact Summit Bank immediately.
- Contact the three Major Credit Reporting Agencies (Equifax, Experian and TransUnion) and request that a Fraud Alert be placed on your credit report.
- File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission 1-877-382-4357
Read recent Consumer Alert from the FDIC Consumer_Alert_Oct._26th_2009.doc
