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NEW! Online Financial Safety Webinar
March 23, 2020
Categories: Business Fraud, Consumer Tips, Cybersecurity, General
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach of Kossuth County is partnering with Iowa State Bank to offer a webinar, “Online Financial Safety”, on Thursday, April 9, 2020. The webinar will be hosted via WebEx, and will begin at 12:00 noon.
The webinar will help participants to better protect their finances from fraud, by teaching how to instill good security practices for one’s home and financial life. “American’s have lost billions of dollars in recent... Read More
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Protect Your Identity this Tax Season
January 30, 2020
Categories: Business Fraud, Business Tips, Consumer Tips, Cybersecurity, Fraud Prevention, General
Taxes are due April 15, and as busy professionals work to complete their tax returns, criminals are stepping up their identity theft efforts. Iowa State Bank wants to make sure consumers know how to spot potential identity theft scams this tax season.
IRS impersonation scams involve phone calls or emails from someone claiming to work for the IRS. They may tell the victim that there is an issue with their tax return or that they need to update tax filing information. Following are... Read More
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Beware of Scams
December 12, 2019
Categories: Business Fraud, Business Tips, Consumer Tips, Cybersecurity, Fraud Prevention, General
Scams are rampant this time of year with online holiday shopping, year-end business transactions and the distractions of a busy holiday schedule. Take a few moments to protect yourself from potential scams:
Know who you are dealing with.
Remember, your bank or other financial institution will not contact you by phone, email or letter and ask you for information they already know about you. If you receive a message claiming to be from the bank, contact us at the... Read More -
Beware of Holiday Gift Card Scams
December 3, 2019
Categories: Business Fraud, Business Tips, Consumer Tips, Cybersecurity, Fraud Prevention, General
Gift cards can be a thoughtful and generous gift. Consumers spend more than $130 billion on gift cards per year, according to CEB TowerGroup. With that much money involved, these products make for a popular target for fraudsters -- especially during the holidays. Iowa State Bank wants to make sure consumers know how to spot such scams so they don't become a victim.
While community banks encourage consumers to shop their local businesses first, however sometimes a gift card is... Read More
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Positive Pay: Great Way for Businesses to Detect Potential Fraud
July 19, 2019
Categories: Business Fraud, Business Tips, Fraud Prevention, General
A message from Jason Wartick, Executive Vice President & Chief Credit Officer --
Criminals don’t just target consumers – they’re looking at businesses, large and small, for their fraudulent schemes. If you’re one of our commercial customers who uses our eCorp Business Banking solution at www.BankISB.com, we’re pleased to offer Positive Pay – a way for your business to reduce potential check fraud.
Our Positive Pay feature matches checks presented... Read More
