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Beware of Phishing

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Does the following look like a legitimate e-mail to you?

Don't be fooled.  The community member who received it wasn't.  After reading this e-mail from "Bank of the West", they replied saying they didn't have an account with them.  What they got in return was an e-mail with a login field.  Using a made-up login ID, they saw on the subsequent page more fields, asking for all of their personal information.

Scammers are becoming more savvy these days, and we need to make sure we're "on guard" against them and their schemes.  Click here to read some helpful tips on how you can do just that, and the top 10 scams everyone who uses e-mail should be aware of.