How Cybercriminals Exploit Your Emotions
A Costly Text Message Emma received an urgent text, supposedly from her daughter who lost her phone, requesting $800 for ...
Beware of Holiday Scams
If you receive an unexpected call, email, or text that claims to be from The Cooperative Bank of Cape Cod ...
Can You Spot a Phishing Scam?
Every day, thousands of people fall victim to fraudulent emails, texts and calls from scammers pretending to be their bank ...
Do You Practice Safe Checks?
It should come as easily as airline safety, so buckle up for this one. Despite the fact that check use ...
Business Toolbox: Fraud, Scams and Identity Theft – Awareness and Prevention
From old fashioned tricks such as check fraud to techniques employed by sophisticated computer hackers, financial scams are on the ...
Avoid Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks
The recent CrowdStrike outage has led to an increase in cybercriminal attempts to gain access to sensitive information. In times ...
How to Protect Your Mail and Checks from Fraudsters
Fraudsters are rapidly turning to “snail mail” for their latest scams. Since the pandemic, check fraud has increased nationwide by ...
What is a Romance Scam and why do people fall victim to these scams?
According to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Americans lost over $1.3 billion dollars to romance scams in 2022, with the ...
Business Toolbox: Secure Your Passwords with a Password Manager
Do You Find It Difficult to Keep Track of All Your Passwords? Writing passwords down on a piece of paper ...
Business Toolbox: Cybersecurity Vigilance Must Always be a Priority for Consumers and Businesses
Since 2004, October has been declared Cybersecurity Awareness Month in the United States. While the designation serves as an annual ...
Prevent Cyberattacks with Antivirus Protection
Have you ever wondered how Antivirus protection works or why it is important to keep it up to date? Another ...
Student Debt Relief Fraud
You’ve probably already heard about the new government plan that will forgive some federal student loans, once it’s up and ...
Mailbox Fishing Scam
Mailbox fishing scams have increased across the Northeast, and unfortunately they’ve made their way to Cape Cod. The scam generally ...
Cybersecurity in Times of Uncertainty
With recent events in the news, we know you have questions and concerns. One of those may be about cybersecurity ...
Virtual Conferencing Safely and Securely
What is Virtual Conferencing? With so many of us now working from home, you are most likely finding yourself remotely ...
Securing Your Mobile Devices
Overview Mobile devices are an amazing and easy way to communicate with friends, shop or bank online, watch movies, play ...
Ransomware
What is Ransomware? Ransomware is a type of malicious software (malware) that is designed to hold your files or computer ...
I’m Hacked. Now What?
Have I Been Hacked? No matter how secure you are, sooner or later you may have an accident and become ...
ABA and America’s Banks Launch #BanksNeverAskThat Anti-Phishing Campaign
Every day, thousands of people fall victim to fraudulent emails, texts and calls from scammers pretending to be their bank ...
Imposter Scams
A scammer pretends to be someone you trust — a government agency like the Social Security Administration or the IRS, ...
Unemployment Fraud – Tips to Protect Yourself
Now, more than ever, incidents of fraud are happening daily, and scammers are coming up with new schemes to prey ...
How to Protect Yourself, Loved Ones from Elder Abuse
You, or someone you know, could become the victim of a growing crime in America — financial abuse of older ...
Tips to Strengthen Your Password
It's just a silly quiz, right? Wrong! Think before you start answering questions in a quiz that pops into your ...
How to Avoid Wire Transfer Fraud
Common Wire Transfer Scams Tips for Consumers Scammers often combine new technology with old tricks to get people to send ...
Money Mule Scams
A Money Mule scam is a type of scam in which criminals use their victims to move stolen funds. Money ...
Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week
Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week is January 28 to February 1. This annual campaign aims to help consumers be more ...
Identity Theft: What To Do Right Away
As a financial institution, protecting our customers’ information is one of our most important jobs. In light of the Equifax ...