SCAM ALERT!
Bath State Bank is reporting a TEXT SCAM happening this morning that customers and noncustomers are receiving. Please do NOT click on any text link. Please do NOT call the number.
Our staff will NOT text you regarding your account. If you receive a text message, please delete it. You know our staff. You know our phone number. Check your statement, newsletter or phonebook if you don't have our number.
In addition, phone numbers can be spoofed. We will NEVER ask you for your personal information. When in doubt, hang up and call our number. Do NOT push redial on your phone.
How to Avoid A Scam!
• Don’t click on links in unexpected emails or text messages. Scammers send emails and text messages that look like they’re from your bank or a government agency, but are designed to steal your money and your personal information. Don’t click on any link, and don’t pass it on to others. Simply delete the message.
• Don’t trust your caller ID. Your caller ID might show the government agency’s real phone number or even say “Social Security Administration,” for example. But Caller ID can be faked. It could be anyone calling from anywhere in the world. Even Bath State Bank’s phone number can be spoofed. When in doubt, HANG UP and call the number you know listed on your statement, our web site or in the phone book.
• Don’t give your financial or other personal information to someone who calls, texts or emails and says they’re with your bank or a government agency. If you think a call or message could be real, stop. Hang up the phone and call directly to a number you know is correct.
• Don’t wire money, send cash or use gift cards or cryptocurrency to pay someone who says they’re with the government. Scammers ask you to pay these ways because it’s hard to track that money, and almost impossible to get it back. They’ll take your money and disappear.