At First National Bank & Trust we want your financial information to always remain safe and secure from unsuspecting identity theft.
Avoid Becoming A Victim
In recent years identity theft has evolved into a high-tech sophisticated practice. The terms 'Phishing Scams' and 'Spoofed Websites' have recently been developed to describe activities of identity thiefs and scam artisits.
Phishing is a type of deception designed to steal your valuable personal data, such as credit card numbers, passwords, account data, or other information.
Scam artists might send millions of fraudulent e-mail messages that appear to come from Web sites you trust, like your bank or credit card company, and request that you provide personal information. This fraudulent practice is used to "Phish" for your information.
As scam artists become more sophisticated, so do their phishing e-mail messages and pop-up windows.
They often include official-looking logos from real organizations and other identifying information taken directly from legitimate Web sites.
To make these phishing e-mail messages look even more legitimate, the scam artists may place a link in them that appears to go to the legitimate Web site, but it actually takes you to a phony scam site or possibly a pop-up window that looks exactly like the official site.
These copycat sites are also called "spoofed" Web sites. Once you're at one of these spoofed sites, you might unwittingly send personal information to the con artists.
Trust Us
First National Bank & Trust will never ask for your personal information in an e-mail. We recommend that you be suspicious of any electronic messages, phone calls or mail requests that ask for personal data.
If you ever have any questions or concerns please call us for assistance or to report suspicious activity:
1-800-377-6909
