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20.6.13
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This email was sent to members of the University community by scammers posing as representatives of West Bend Savings Bank. The email asks recipients to send personal credit card information via fax.
Dear West Bend Savings Bank Customer,
We regret to inform you that we have received numerous fraudulent emails which ask for personal account information. The emails contained links to fraudulent pages that looked legit. Please remember that we will never ask for personal account information via email or web pages.
Because of this we are launching a new security system to make West Bend Savings Bank accounts more secure and safe. To take advatage of our new consumer Identity Theft Protection Program we had to deactivate access to your card account.
To activate it Please send a fax immediately at (617) 663-6056 with the following informations to remove any holds on this account.
Account Information: -Credit/Debit card number(16 digits numbers of your card): -Expiration Date : -Code Verification number(3 digits number of the back of your card): -ATM PIN ( for bank customer verification):
Activation is free of charge and will take place as soon as you finish the activation process.
If you think your identity has been stolen, here’s what to do now:
1) Contact the fraud departments of any one of the three major credit bureaus to place a fraud alert on your credit file. The fraud alert requests creditors to contact you before opening any new accounts or making any changes to your existing accounts. As soon as the credit bureau confirms your fraud alert, the other two credit bureaus will be automatically notified, and all three credit reports will be sent to you free of charge.
2) Close accounts that you know or believe have been tampered with or opened fraudulently. Use the ID Theft Affidavit (PDF) when disputing new unauthorized accounts.
3) File a police report. Get a copy of the report to submit to your creditors and others that may require proof of the crime.
4) File your complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC maintains a database of identity theft cases used by law enforcement agencies for investigations. Filing a complaint also helps the FTC gather more information about identity theft and the problems victims are having.
For more information, go to: http://consumer.gov/ncpw/everyone/identity-theft-and-privacy/.
Please do not reply to this message. For any inquiries, contact Customer Service.
Dear West Bend Savings Bank Customer,
We regret to inform you that we have received numerous fraudulent emails which ask for personal account information. The emails contained links to fraudulent pages that looked legit. Please remember that we will never ask for personal account information via email or web pages.
Because of this we are launching a new security system to make West Bend Savings Bank accounts more secure and safe. To take advatage of our new consumer Identity Theft Protection Program we had to deactivate access to your card account.
To activate it Please send a fax immediately at (617) 663-6056 with the following informations to remove any holds on this account.
Account Information: -Credit/Debit card number(16 digits numbers of your card): -Expiration Date : -Code Verification number(3 digits number of the back of your card): -ATM PIN ( for bank customer verification):
Activation is free of charge and will take place as soon as you finish the activation process.
If you think your identity has been stolen, here’s what to do now:
1) Contact the fraud departments of any one of the three major credit bureaus to place a fraud alert on your credit file. The fraud alert requests creditors to contact you before opening any new accounts or making any changes to your existing accounts. As soon as the credit bureau confirms your fraud alert, the other two credit bureaus will be automatically notified, and all three credit reports will be sent to you free of charge.
2) Close accounts that you know or believe have been tampered with or opened fraudulently. Use the ID Theft Affidavit (PDF) when disputing new unauthorized accounts.
3) File a police report. Get a copy of the report to submit to your creditors and others that may require proof of the crime.
4) File your complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC maintains a database of identity theft cases used by law enforcement agencies for investigations. Filing a complaint also helps the FTC gather more information about identity theft and the problems victims are having.
For more information, go to: http://consumer.gov/ncpw/everyone/identity-theft-and-privacy/.
Please do not reply to this message. For any inquiries, contact Customer Service.