Phony Deals
11/27/2024
This holiday season, it may be tempting to click on ads advertising deep discounts on popular name brand items. Wait! It?s possible you are being targeted by a scam! Scammers are now using social media and online ads to target victims with fake merchandise offers, so it is important to be extra vigilant as you do your holiday shopping this year.
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Fraud Prevention Awareness Week: Preventing Fraud
11/20/2024
This week we celebrate International Fraud Prevention Awareness Week. In an effort to counter widespread global fraud, this week is dedicated to helping our communities be able to spot and combat fraud. Stopping fraud starts with you, so here are some useful tools to help you spot and prevent fraud.
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Food Drives and Your Community
11/13/2024
For many years, The Savings Bank has prioritized helping to fight hunger in our communities. Every year we hold a food drive to reach our goal of ending hunger locally. Your donations are at the heart of this initiative, so we wanted to shine a light on just how your donations help your community.
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Your Bank Won?t Do That!
11/06/2024
As reports of texts impersonating banks have increased nearly twentyfold over the last five years, it is important to revisit bank impersonation scams (FTC.gov). These scams are a specific sub-set of the impersonation scam where a criminal attempts to gain trust and access to accounts by spoofing bank communications. Let's look at some things your bank would never do.
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Digital Banking Safety
10/30/2024
Many everyday consumers are often confused and even frustrated by the many security measures their digital banking websites and apps implement. Sometimes it can be hard to understand why these changes are necessary. However, updates to protocol are essential to protecting your money from bad actors.
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