You have read about it in the news – a data breach. You hear about a friend, family member or co-worker who has suffered a hack of their identity. Identity theft can happen to anyone. The result of identity theft...
Category: Debit & Credit Card Fraud
Be Smart with your Last-Minute Online Shopping!
Scams, schemes and fraud; they are the last things on our minds this holiday season. However, we need to have a plan to be aware and avoid fraud. If we do not have a plan, someone else will – and...
Detecting Bluetooth gas pump skimmers with your cell phone
Have you heard about gas pump skimmers? Most of us have – those annoying devices that crooks can plant inside the card reader on a gas pump, used to steal card numbers when we insert our card to prepay for...
Red Hot Real Estate Fraud
The real estate market is red hot! Across the country, home prices are soaring and new homes cannot be built fast enough. Did you know the crooks are also cashing in on this lucrative market? Real Estate Business Email Compromise...
Tailoring the My Card Rules App
How are you enjoying the MyCardRules app? My experience with it has been great! Do you like the alerts and control that you now have? Do you use it to monitor your kid’s spending patterns? Do you turn your spouse’s...
Combating Card Fraud 2.0: MyCardRules app
I am proud to announce a new wave in the fight against card fraud – the MyCardRules app. In June 2017, I wrote an article on combatting card fraud – enabling text alerts. Since that time, Wilson Bank has been...
Vacation Declined
DON’T GET DECLINED, NOTIFY US Summertime is almost here! WOOHOO! I cannot wait for my family’s summer travel plans. If you are planning an out-of-state vacation this summer, please do not forget to notify us of your plans. We don’t need a full...
Combating Card Fraud – Enabling Text Alerts on Cards
With all of the recent posts, news stories, and water-cooler horror disclosures that we get from those who have traveled down the treacherous road of being victimized from card fraud, I wanted to share with you a personal experience of...