Being a small-town guy, I use a small-town bank. And to be honest, most of the emails my bank sends are boring or otherwise yawn-provoking and most always deleted.<\/span><\/p>\n But this morning, my bank sent a thought-provoking email that contained information I want to share it with you. The information in this email can help you avoid being tricked by criminals and falling for costly scams. Our mission is to help you with your computer and to keep you safe online.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n We hope this information will help you avoid phishing scams and keep safe whenever you are online.<\/span><\/p>\n Can You Spot a Phishing Scam?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Every day, thousands of people fall victim to fraudulent emails, texts and calls from scammers pretending to be their bank. And as the pandemic is increasing consumers’ preference for digital banking, the number of fraud victims is growing.<\/span><\/p>\n Online scams aren\u2019t so scary when you know what to look for. And at Civista Bank, we\u2019re committed to helping you spot them as an extra layer of protection for your account.<\/span><\/p>\n We want every bank customer to become a pro at spotting a phishing scam\u2014and stop bank impostors in their tracks. It starts with these four words: Banks Never Ask That. Because when you know what sounds suspicious, you\u2019ll be less likely to be fooled.<\/span><\/p>\n For tips on how to keep phishing criminals at bay, including videos, an interactive quiz and a chance to win prizes, visit www.BanksNeverAskThat.com<\/a><\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n What’s Your Scam Score?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Take five minutes to become a scamspotter pro by taking the #BanksNeverAskThat quiz at www.BanksNeverAskThat.com<\/a><\/span>. Share your score with your friends and family and encourage them to test their scam savviness, too. You could even win a weekly prize – courtesy of the American Bankers Association. The more scamspotters out there, the harder it is for phishing criminals to catch their next victim! <\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Can You Spot a Phishing Scam? Being a small-town guy, I use a small-town bank. And to be honest, most of the emails my bank sends are boring or otherwise yawn-provoking and most always deleted. But this morning, my bank sent a thought-provoking email that contained information I want to share it with you. The information\u2026 Read More »<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14573,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1433,3590,1680,1656,3766],"tags":[4062],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20137"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20137"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20137\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20140,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20137\/revisions\/20140"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thundercloud.net\/infoave\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Can](\"https:\/\/thundercloud.net\/infoave\/images\/2020\/banks.png\")
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