Security Alert: Fraudulent E-mail – 4/27/2012

South Shore Bank has been informed of numerous reports of a fraudulent correspondence that has the appearance of being sent from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The e-mail subject line reads: "SURVEY CODE: STJSPNUPUT". The email states, "You have been chosen by the FDIC to take part in our quick and easy 5 questions survey. In return we will credit $100 to your account just for your time!" The recipient is then instructed to "Click here to Continue." Recipients should not click on the link provided.

This e-mail and link are fraudulent. Recipients should consider this to be an attempt to collect personal or confidential information or to load malicious software. FDIC does not send unsolicited e-mail to consumers or business account holders.

South Shore Bank has been informed of numerous reports of a fraudulent e-mail that has the appearance of being sent from Publishers Clearing House with reference to FDIC.

The e-mail informs the recipients that they have won a large cash prize, but requires a “Check Insurance Certificate from FDIC.” The message states that FDIC will be “requesting a fee of $1,000.00” to provide the “Check Insurance Certificate.” A phone number and e-mail address are provided to obtain instructions on how to send the requested fee.

The e-mail is fraudulent and was not sent by FDIC or Publishers Clearing House. Recipients should consider this to be an attempt to steal money or collect personal or confidential information.

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• We will clearly disclose our customer confidentiality policies.
• Our employees are not allowed to access customer information unless they have been given specific permission for the purpose of carrying out the Bank's business.
• No employee will discuss or disclose any customer information unless given specific permission for the purpose of carrying out the Bank's business.
• We will only collect, maintain, and use information from or about our customers as specifically required to transact business with our customers.
• We will exercise a reasonable level of control to ensure accuracy of customer information. Errors that are found and/or reported will be promptly corrected.
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