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• Demonstrations & Videos
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Online Education Center

We also have the following informational tutorials online for you to view. Each one steps you through important information and are excellent resources for learning more about how to keep yourself safe and secure.

• Identity Theft and You
• Protecting Yourself from Check Fraud
• Credit Card Fraud
  
• Internet Scams
• Telemarketing Scams
• ATM Safety and You
  
• Tips to Keep Safe When Traveling
• Keeping Your Valuables Safe

Security & Identity Protection

An educated consumer is the best customer! Fraudulent activity cannot be completely eliminated, but through consumer education, the risk of falling prey to these criminals can be greatly minimized.

Keep your personal information private. Financial institutions will never send emails requesting personal information. They will never ask you to "verify " information in this manner. They will never ask you to click on a special link to do so. Do not surrender your personal information through emails, telephone calls you receive, or mail responses.

To increase consumer awareness and provide information on various scams, Bank of Lancaster has provided the following Consumer Safety Tips:

ABA Phishing Scam (33 KB)

Avoid Seasonal Scams (43 KB)

Dumpster Diving (26 KB)

Email Scams (36 KB)

FDIC Scam (32 KB)

Federal Trade Commission Scam (40 KB)

Holiday Online Shopping (18 KB)

Identity Theft (36 KB)

IRS Scam (37 KB)

Lottery & Sweepstakes Scams (40 KB)

Mail Snatching-Check Washing (41 KB)

Phishing Scams (32 KB)

Publisher's Clearing House (40 KB)

Smishing Scams (32 KB)

Telephone Scams (33 KB)

Text Message Scam (41 KB)

The Office of the Comptroller Letter Scam (45 KB)