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Avoiding Cashier’s Check Fraud Many consumers have become victims of scams involving a fraudulent cashier’s check. A cashier’s check is a check that is issued by a bank, and sold to its customer or another purchaser, that is a direct obligation of the bank. Cashier’s checks are viewed as relatively risk-free instruments and, therefore, are
Elder Fraud Each year, millions of elderly Americans fall victim to some type of financial fraud or confidence scheme, including romance, lottery, and sweepstakes scams, to name a few. Criminals will gain their targets’ trust and may communicate with them directly via computer, phone, and the mail; or indirectly through the TV and radio. Once
Millions of people turn to online dating apps or social networking sites to meet someone. But instead of finding romance, many find a scammer trying to trick them into sending money. Read about the stories romance scammers make up and learn the #1 tip for avoiding a romance scam. The Lies Romance Scammers Tell How To
Tech support scammers want you to believe you have a serious problem with your computer, like a virus. They want you to pay for tech support services you don’t need, to fix a problem that doesn’t exist. They often ask you to pay by wiring money, putting money on a gift card, prepaid card or cash
How To Recognize Phishing Scammers use email or text messages to trick you into giving them your personal information. They may try to steal your passwords, account numbers, or Social Security numbers. If they get that information, they could gain access to your email, bank, or other accounts. Scammers launch thousands of phishing attacks like
Applying for a mortgage? Follow these tips to make sure your credit score is not impacted! DON’T APPLY FOR NEW CREDIT OF ANY KIND. Every time that you have your credit pulled by a potential creditor or lender, you lose points from your credit score immediately. DON’T PAY OFF COLLECTIONS OR CHARGE-OFFS. If you want
Child Tax Credit Payments Important changes to the Child Tax Credit will help many families get advance payments of the credit starting this summer. The IRS will pay half the total credit amount in advance monthly payments beginning July 15. You will claim the other half when you file your 2021 income tax return. These
Covid Scams Targeting Older Adults View the PDF below for advice for avoiding Covid scams. https://dart.bank/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/7-CFPB-COVID-scams.pdf If you think you have been a victim of a Covid scam, please call us at 517-676-3661.
AG Nessel Reissues Alert on Scam Calls Claiming to be from State and Local Health Departments LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reissuing a consumer alert warning Michiganders to beware of scammers claiming to be from state or local health departments as well as vaccination clinics, asking for personal information. “Bad actors have taken advantage of this pandemic at every turn – this is no different,” Nessel said. “Be
This Postcard is fraudulent and is Not from Dart Bank we recently have seen an increase in fraudulent postcards. These postcards are not from Dart Bank. If you receive a postcard like this, It is a scam and do not call the number! Be alert for these red flags: There’s no clear indication who the postcard is from. The