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Bank Fraud

Bank fraud has been increasing at an alarming rate in the past decade due to the advent of the internet and the ability for scam artists in remote villages in Africa and Asia to compromise your indentity and cost you the ability to secure a mortgage or even a job.

Here are some recent scams we have uncovered:

Money Order Fraud

You receive an e-mail or other solicitation from someone offering you a much larger sum of money than what you are asking for.  The buyer will ask for the difference to be sent to them upon cashing of the check or money order.  However, once the borrower cashes the check or money order they find out a few days later that the item is bogus (fake) and must repay the entire amount that was withdrawn. 

Fake Bank Account E-mails

Fake bank e-mails are appearing more in people’s e-mail inboxes every day!  Most banks will not e-mail you at all, let alone requesting personal information.   If you feel your information has been compromised call your local bank and alert them to what may have happened.  They will probably change your debit/credit card number as well as other account numbers.  Its better to stay on top of things than to find yourself a victim of identity theft.

More to come soon!