Take steps to protect your identity
Here are a few guidelines you should consider regarding your personal
information:
- Unless the recipient is personally known to you, never
give out banking or credit information over the Internet, by
phone or by mail.
- Never trust email offers that seem too good
to be true. Unless you have requested to be contacted, consider
them to be scams until proven otherwise.
- Don’t carry your
Social Security card with you. Memorize your Social Security
number and only give it out when necessary. Other information,
such as a driver’s license number, will
often work as well.
- Be smart about credit cards. Carry only those
you will use that day. Report lost or stolen cards right away.
Compare your statements with your receipts and report fraud immediately.
- Make
sure your passwords are difficult to guess. Avoid birthdates,
family member names, etc.
- Completely secure or destroy receipts,
ATM slips, credit applications, insurance forms, checks, bank
statements and credit offers you get in the mail.
Click
here for information from the Federal Trade Commission on
protecting your identity.
To report any suspicious email, U.S. Postal Service mail or telephone
calls about your account with Hamilton Federal Bank, please call
us at 410-254-9700.
You may also contact us by email at support@hamiltonfsb.com
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