The holiday season is upon us, which means a higher potential for fraud. FirstOak Bank provides fraud monitoring credit cards but there are some proactive measures you can use to protect against fraud. If you’re even concerned about credit card fraud, contact customer service!
Meet Shanda – Sr. VP at our Main Bank! Shanda is grateful for her health and is inspired by her family’s legacy – in fact her dad was a banker for 37 years. Shanda loves to organize and decorate and completing tasks gives her a sense of responsibility. How do you like to start your day?Devotions / Quiet Time Who …
Meet Sandra – Customer Service Representative / New Accounts in Fredonia. Sandra likes to start her day with a shower and says her biggest pet peeve is negativity. She’d love to have dinner with Elvis and says the theme song to her life is, “Maniac.” How do you like to start your day?Shower to wake up Who has influenced you …
Meet Shawn, Operations Assistant in Independence. Shawn starts his day with a cup of coffee and says he’s most influenced by his dad and wife. His biggest pet peeve at work is the phone ringing and if he could have anything at work it would be a “designated phone answerer.” Shawn says he’s inspired to continue learning and the best …
Christy, Vice President / Retail Banking Manager starts her day talking to her puppy! Christy says her work ethic has been influenced by her parents and is inspired by the employees she works with. Her biggest pet peeve is cludder and say the coolest thing about her job is that it is relaxed and she feels like she can be …
Meet Chad, Market President at Fredonia. Chad likes to start his day early and says his dad influenced him the most when it comes to work ethic. Chad says he’s driven to be the best banker in town and has always had an interest in banking. The best gift he’s received is his two daughters and when not at the …
Do you know an older person who is isolated, home-bound, female, and / or deteriorating health? They might be at greater risk for Elder Financial Abuse. Who typically commits elder abuse: Perpetrators may pretend: Why do people commit Elder Abuse: If you think an older person in your life is being abused, look for the warning signs like: If you …
Spot scams before they happen! With Holiday scamming on the rise through email, phone, text message and mobile payments apps, we need to be more vigilant than ever to avoid scammers. Here’s a could quick ways to reduce your chances of being scammed.
Vishing is fraudulent phone calls and / or leaving convincing voicemails acting as a reputable company or agency to convince victims to reveal personal information such as banking, credit card numbers, passwords and more. Here’s more: Like Phishing or smishing, vishing relies on technology to convince victims they are doing the right thing by revealing their information. Many times, the …
Smishing is cyber crime carried out through text messages on your phones and tablet. Here’s more: Cybercrime aimed at mobile devices is skyrocketing – especially among texting and SMS messages since the technology works among all devices and tablets. Since this form of cyber attack reaches you on your phone or tablet, it has the capability to catch you when …