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Protect Yourself From Online Fraud
Recognize common tactics used to obtain your information, and learn the steps you can take to help protect your account and personal information.
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FDIC Special Alert, Summer 2006 (PDF) - Describes e-mails to financial institution customers that fraudulently claim to be from the FDIC attempt to obtain highly sensitive personal information, including bank account information. These e-mails falsely indicate that FDIC deposit insurance is suspended until the requested customer information is provided.
Fiscal Fitness for Older Americans, Fall 2005 (PDF) - Read about how you can stretch your savings, shape up your financial strategies, and avoid frauds that target the elderly.
HOB News Alert, Summer 2005 (PDF) - Most cases of counterfeit fraud involve skimming, a process where the genuine data on a card's magnetic stripe is electronically copied onto another card, without the legitimate cardholder's knowledge. Learn how to protect yourself from criminals who try to steal your credit card.
You Can Fight Identity Theft, Spring 2004 (PDF) - Internet pirates are trying to steal your personal information. The good news: you have the power to stop them.
HOB News Alert, Summer 2004 (PDF) - Don't get "reeled in" by phishing. Learn how to avoid common Internet and telephone scams.
Don't Be an On-Line Victim: How to Guard Against Internet Thieves and Electronic Scams, January 2006 (off-site link) - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has released an on-line multimedia education tool that consumers can use to learn how to better protect their computers and personal information from identity thieves.
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