Learn how to protect yourself from Identity Theft
View our online education pieces for how to protect yourself from fraud and identity theft:
- Carry only necessary information with you. Leave your social
security care and unused credit cards at home in a safe and secure
location.
- Make photocopies of vital information you carry regularly and
store them in a secure place such as a safe deposit box.
- Never give out your checking account, credit card, or Social
Security number to solicitors or callers that you have not contacted.
- Never give out your password or PIN for your debit card, credit
card, or ATM card.
- Check your accounts frequently by using
Internet Banking and
report any suspicious activity.
- Have a Code Word
assigned to your account for an added level of security.
- Replace paper invoices, statements, and checks with electronic
versions if available. Sign up for
iStatements, our online
account statement service.
- Receive and pay bills online instead of by mail. Sign up for
iPay, our Internet Bill Pay service.
- Provide personal information only on websites that are secure
and only when you have initiated the contact. Always check for the
lock icon in your browser and make sure the internet address has
the secure prefix "https" instead of the standard "http." If your
browser supports it, you can also check for the green bar which
denotes the extended validation
for the website's secure server certificate.
- Place outgoing mail in a US Postal Service mailbox and promptly
retrieve incoming mail to reduce the chance of mail theft.
- Review your credit report at least once a year, looking for
suspicious or unknown transactions. You can get a free credit report
once a year from each of the three major credit bureaus at
www.annualcreditreport.com. For a small fee you can obtain a
copy at any time directly from:
Security Center
Report Fraudulent Activity
