Fraud Alert Archive

We have recently become aware of a new scam in our area regarding digital cards – Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and Google Wallet. If you have not requested to have your Seamen’s Bank debit card added to your virtual wallet and receive an unsolicited text message with a...

Criminal enterprises in possession of stolen personal information from earlier national data breaches have been attempting to file large amounts of illegitimate unemployment claims through the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) system. This is...

May 16, 2018 by:  Emma Fletcher Division of Consumer and Business Education, FTC Scammers need a good story to get to your wallet. Once they find one that works, they use it again and again. One of their old favorites brings together fake checks and secret shopping,...

September 7, 2017 — Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) announced a cybersecurity incident potentially impacting approximately 143 million U.S. consumers. Criminals exploited a U.S. website application vulnerability to gain access to certain files. Based on the company’s...

The IRS and Local Law Enforcement continue working to warn citizens about phone scams. The IRS calling to inform you that you owe money or did not pay your taxes is very popular. Here is information from the IRS website on how you can protect yourself from falling...

Customers of Seamen’s Bank have reported receiving an automated phone call from MasterCard and Visa warning that their Debit Card is locked and to reactivate push #4 after pushing #4 it will ask for your 16 digit card number. These automated calls are not from...

Customers of Seamen’s Bank have reported receiving phone calls from Seamen’s Bank Head Quarters. The person calling is offering to reverse overdraft fees charged to accounts with Seamen’s Bank. They will then ask for your account information and other non-public...

Recently there has been an increase in scams both in our region and nationally. To protect you from being a victim of a scam, please keep the following information in mind. Most scams threaten customers with disconnection of electric service if they do not make a...

PROVINCETOWN – A potential scam was brought to the attention of Provincetown Police recently. Apparently hotels, B&Bs and guesthouses may be receiving calls to their front desk in which an anonymous party asks to speak with a guest in a certain room. Once the...

April 28, 2015 by: Colleen Tressler Consumer Education Specialist, FTC. The devastation caused by a massive earthquake in Nepal and the Katmandu Valley region has left many people asking how they can help. If you’re looking for a way to give, the Federal Trade...