Overview
Recognize common scams and take simple steps to protect your money and identity.
Highlights
- Bank impersonation scams.
- Phishing emails and texts.
- Fake checks and overpayment schemes.
- Verification code scams.
Common scams
Scammers often impersonate a bank, a fraud team or a familiar business.
- Fake fraud alerts that ask you to move money.
- Bank impersonation calls and texts.
- Phishing links that imitate a login page.
- Fake checks and overpayment schemes.
Protect yourself
Slow down when someone creates urgency around money or account access.
- Never share a verification code, password or PIN.
- Hang up and call the number on your card or statement.
- Type the bank's address instead of following a link.
- Report suspicious activity through a known channel.