Embassy Bank Security Center Fraud Protection Tools & Tips

Identifying Fraud

Have You Been Contacted by Someone Who:

• Claims to be with law enforcement, a financial institution or regulatory agency and has asked you to withdraw money to help with a criminal investigation?
• Is a stranger or someone from another country and has asked you to make a withdrawal for any reason?
• Befriended you and is now asking you to reinvest your money or to share cash or valuables?
• Claims to be a city inspector, employee or repairman that has found code violations or repairs that are necessary to your home or property or insists that you owe money for a service?
• Claims to have found money that they will share with you if you give them a “good faith” payment?
• Claims that a recently deceased spouse made a large purchase before their death and now you are obligated to pay for it?
• Has asked you to send money in order to claim a much larger prize or much larger amount of money?

Are You Being Pressured to:

• Give someone money (stranger, friend, or family member)?
• Transfer title to your home, property or other asset?
• Make someone a joint account holder on one or more of your accounts?
• Make someone power of attorney?

If the answer to any of these questions is ‘yes’:

It is likely that you have been misguided and are being taken advantage of financially. We recommend that you speak with a bank representative before completing a transaction.