Fraud Education Center

LEARN HOW TO COMBAT FRAUD

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Welcome to Park State Bank’s Fraud Education Center. Here you’ll find resources to protect yourself from fraud and scams that are common in today’s world. Check back often as we will be adding new information regularly.

 

PREVENTING MOBILE FRAUD IN NINE STEPS (May 2023)

DON'T ANSWER ANOTHER ONLINE QUIZ QUESTION UNTIL YOU READ THIS (January 2023)

5 HOLIDAY SCAMS TO WATCH OUT FOR (November 2022)

IDENTITY THEFT INFORMATION

COMBATING FRAUD IN 2022 (May 2022)

HOW TO SAFELY USE MOBILE PAYMENT APPS & SERVICES (October 2022)

STUDENT LOAN SCAMMERS ARE CIRCLING.  KEEP THEM AT BAY (October 2022)

 

OTHER RESOURCES

• Contact the fraud departments of the 3 major credit bureaus:
  
  • Equifax : 1-800-525-6285 or www.equifax.com(Opens in a new Window)(Opens in a new Window)(Opens in a new Window)
    
  • Experian: 1-888-397-3742 or www.experian.com(Opens in a new Window)(Opens in a new Window)(Opens in a new Window)
    
  • TransUnion: 1-800-680-7289 or www.transunion.com(Opens in a new Window)(Opens in a new Window)(Opens in a new Window)
    
• Notify your financial institution.
  
• Inform your credit issuers.
• File a police report with your local law enforcement.

• National Resource for Identity Theft(Opens in a new Window)(Opens in a new Window)(Opens in a new Window)
  
• Identity Theft Resource Center