NACHA Phishing Alert

Email claiming to be from NACHA reported EPCOR is sending this information on behalf of NACHA, additional information on this issue may be found at NACHA’s website. Please alert any financial institution and/or company who have questions about this site and inform them that the e-mail did not originate from NACHA, the website is not that of NACHA’s, and inform them to not click on the...

False E-mail Claiming to Be From the FDIC

The subject line of the e-mails state, “you need to check your Bank Deposit Insurance Coverage.” The e-mail tells recipients that, “You have received this message because you are a holder of a FDIC-insured bank account. Recently FDIC has officially named the bank you have opened your account with as a failed bank, thus, taking control of its assets.” The e-mail then...

Fraud Alert – Rejected ACH Transaction E-mails

Random individuals and/or companies may have received a falsified e-mail with the subject title “Rejected ACH Transaction.” This e-mail appears to be from NACHA – The Electronic Payments Association telling them that there is a problem with an ACH transaction they have originated. The e-mail includes a link which redirects the individual to a fake web page which appears like the...

Fraud Alert – FDIC E-mails

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has become aware of emails appearing to be sent from the FDIC that are asking recipients to download and open a “personal FDIC insurance file” to check their deposit insurance coverage.  These e-mails are fraudulent and were not sent by the FDIC.  The FDIC is attempting to identify the source of the e-mails and disrupt the...

Fraud Alert – Mystery Shopper Scam

Westfield Bank (Ohio) has been informed that scam artists posing as legitimate Mystery Shopping firms are sending letters to consumers offering a job to evaluate one or more leading money wire services. The letter is accompanied by a cashier’s check with the Westfield bank logo and an incorrect toll-free number.  The check is for several thousand dollars and the letter contains...