The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently issued an advisory regarding fraudulent COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments (EIP). U.S. authorities have identified numerous EIP-related fraud schemes such as: Fraudulent Checks: Fraudulent checks are mailed to victims, instructing the recipients to call a provided number to cash the fraudulent relief checks. Victims are asked to provide personal or […]
Home Warranty Frauds Being Reported
Area residents are reporting phony new home warranty final notice letters received by mail. The letters mention the mortgage company or bank where mortgage is held. The companies sending these letters use publicly available information from the county Registry of Deeds to offer their services to local homeowners, but the services are not sponsored by or associated […]
Mobile Wallet Frauds Being Reported
The Merrimack and other local financial institutions are seeing an uptick in Mobile Wallet Fraud, a form of mobile payment scam using stolen credit cards. The scam begins when a victim receives a call claiming to be from their bank. The caller ID even reflects the bank’s correct phone number, as it has been spoofed or faked […]
Beware of Imposter Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Website Entitled “US Trading Commission”
We have received reports of an imposter Federal Trade Commission (FTC) website, entitled “US Trading Commission” that is being used to fraudulently capture sensitive information from unsuspecting individuals. The website appears realistic and looks official. It even includes the FTC’s seal and physical address. The fraudulent website claims to compensate those who have had their Personal Identifiable Information […]
Rising Cases of Unemployment Fraud
The Department of Homeland Security has issued an advisory warning about unemployment fraud. Unemployment fraud is the act of someone else using your identity to falsely claim unemployment benefits. Fraudsters are applying for unemployment with stolen personal information and requesting direct deposit of these financial benefits. Once those deposits are made, the funds are either withdrawn, transferred to […]
NH Residents Receiving Calls from Criminals Claiming to Be Their Bank
Our digital security team has been alerted that some NH based banks are seeing attempts by criminals to trick their customers into giving them access to their computers or important non-public personal information, such as the online banking login information, their account numbers or their social security numbers. Fraudsters know that many local businesses, nonprofits, families […]
Credential Stuffing on the Rise in the Area
This is the time of year when fraud attempts are on the rise. One type of fraud focused on online banking is called “credential stuffing.” This is when fraudsters obtain login IDs and passwords from other sites or apps, then attempt to use those same credentials elsewhere to see if customers use the same info for […]
Rise in Scam Calls Claiming to be Associated with the Bank
We have received reports of an uptick in fraud where local community members are receiving calls from cybercriminals claiming to be companies associated with the bank. In this case, the criminals are calling bank customers with the intent of collecting sensitive personal information. Please be aware that neither the bank nor anyone associated with us would ever […]
Local Customers Reporting Norton Security Scams
Our fraud analyst team has learned that local customers have had fraudulent pop-ups or emails on their home computers notifying the customer they have been charged an annual subscription fee for Norton Security. The pop-up or email contains a phone number for the customer to call to dispute the charge and obtain a refund. When the customer […]
Spoofed Merrimack Phone Calls
Our Cyber Security Team has been notified that several local community members have received phone calls that fraudulently claim on caller ID to be from Merrimack County Savings Bank. The criminals claim to be calling from Medicare and are trying to defraud and cause financial harm to the people that they are calling. At this time, […]