Consumers Warned to Avoid Fake E-mails Tied to Bank Mergers
The Federal Trade Commission urges caution regarding e-mails that
look as if they come from a financial institution that recently acquired a consumer’s bank, savings and loan,
or mortgage. In fact, these messages may be from 'phishers' looking to use personal information -- account
numbers, passwords, Social Security numbers -- to run up bills or commit other crimes in a consumer’s name.
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