IMPORTANT TEXT MESSAGE FRAUD ALERT TO OUR CLIENTS-6/20/08
A recent text message scam, falsely representing Salin Bank, was sent to many cellular telephone numbers from various providers. The text messages provided instructions to the recipient to telephone a specific phone number and provide confidential account information which the bank never endorses under any circumstance.
The bank has taken proactive measures to protect your accounts and reported this crime to law enforcement authorities. At no time was any of our bank network systems breached. The objective of this scam was to prey on unknowing bank clients to provide private account information by sending out bulk text messages.
Salin Bank is highly committed to protecting your financial assets which you entrust to us as a client. In order to fully maintain this commitment we ask that you never provide account or password information to any emails, text messages, or person(s) whom you do not know. Salin Bank will never contact any bank client to ask for your account number or password.
Salin Bank clients can visit any banking center to report fraudulent activity to a crewmember or telephone our customer service center at 1-800-41-SALIN.
Salin Bank will introduce new online security updates for business accounts-05/29/08
Salin Bank will soon offer new enhanced security measures to keep your money and your identity safer. Online business internet users will notice a few subtle changes as well as a refreshed look and feel to the internet banking site. Online access ID and passwords will not change. We’ve greatly enhanced our security measures to protect your information, your accounts and your business. Log on June 10 and check it out.
Click here to see instructions on logging in using the new enhanced security features.
FRAUD ALERT TO SALIN Clients- 03/28/08 updated 05/05/08
Salin Bank & Trust Company is highly committed to protecting your privacy and finances. As part of our dedicated commitment we are posting this fraud alert to remind you to never respond to any text messages and/or emails falsely representing our bank asking for private information, such as passwords, PIN numbers, and account numbers. Salin Bank policy prohibits this type of practice, since we already have your trusted information as your chosen bank. To ensure you and other clients are protected Salin Bank strives to provide consumer awareness information to prevent fraud loss.
To report fraud to us please contact us at 1-800-41-SALIN or at customer.service@salin.com. You may also visit any Salin Bank Banking Center to facilitate your concerns.
The message below is a sample of a fraudulent e-mail being sent:
Original Message --------
Subject: Salin Bank Urgent Alert : Identity Verification Case
#SALIN5271-0401
From: "Salin Bank
Dear Customer,
Salin Bank temporarily suspended your account.
Reason: Identity Verification
Unlocking your profile will take approximately one minute to complete .
To reactivate your debit/credit card please click on the link bellow and follow the steps.
Click here to update your identity
Salin Bank is serious about safeguarding your personal information online.
Main Bank
8455 Keystone Crossing
Indianapolis, IN 46240
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For more information about cyber crimes and how they affect you please visit the following websites:
www.us-cert.gov
www.cybercrime.gov
www.ic3.gov
