Scholarship Scams
Scam artists know how stressful paying for college can be and they’ve tailored scholarship scams to separate eager students and their families from their money.
Scam artists know how stressful paying for college can be and they’ve tailored scholarship scams to separate eager students and their families from their money.
To commit check fraud, criminals may steal and alter an existing check, or they may produce counterfeit checks to allow for unauthorized withdrawals.
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In a typical money mule scam, criminals use another person’s bank account to transfer and launder illegally acquired money.
First Security offers the latest in contactless debit card technology, making every transaction easier and safer. This article explains how.
As the holiday season approaches, cybercriminals ramp up their attacks, hoping to catch consumers off guard.
Al Perales is an investigator with the Consumer Protection Division. In his seventeen years in the office, he's seen every type of scams and tracked down scammers. Here are his tips to protect yourself against fraudsters.
Before you send or transfer any money, consider these warning signs.
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In 2016, the Federal Trade Commission received more than 400,000 complaints from consumers reporting that they’d been exposed to impersonation scams. The “grandparent scam” is one type that deliberately targets older Americans.
Solicitation scams, commonly referred to as an “advance fee,” “lottery” or “sweepstakes” scam, often begin with fraudsters telling the victim they won the lottery or a raffle.
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and as our name suggests, First Security safeguards your funds. While that begins with having the best protection procedures for our online banking, app, and facilities, it also encompasses educating our customers on a newer type of fraud: social media scams.