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Con artists and scams are an unpleasant fact of life, and to criminals the Internet is just another way to take advantage of the unsuspecting. While electronic fraud has become a real problem in recent years, a little knowledge is all you need to protect yourself and your identity.
Electronic fraud is just like any other type of fraud, it's a criminal pretending to be something they're not. In the electronic world, this can mean emails with forged addresses or websites that are designed to resemble legitimate businesses. These false solicitations always have one thing in common: they ask you to provide personal information, often by asking you to "update your account information" by providing Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, or other information. Once they have this information, its easy enough for an experienced criminal to create a false identity for himself, using your name, and your credit.
**Parkway Bank will never send an Email request or call you for personal information.**
While the technology behind these crimes are complex, preventing them is easy: Never give out sensitive personal information online unless you're absolutely certain you can trust the site, and never send out sensitive information in an email.
The only electronic contact with Parkway Bank, where we request sensitive account information, is done from our secure, online contact forms of Online Banking. Only provide information when you have personally typed in our URL in your browser. Never follow an Email link to our site that requests personal information. If you're uncomfortable with transmitting any financial data online you always have the option to contact us at 828-758-1414, or to visit your local branch.
Protecting Your Personal Information
Here are six tips to help you avoid being phished:
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