Email Fraud Protection

Premier Bank values our customer relationships, and we are committed to ensuring your privacy. Our goal is to protect your personal information in every way that we interact with you, whether it's on the telephone, in our lobby, at one of our ATMs or on the Internet. Phishing (or email fraud) is one of the fastest growing online frauds today. It is becoming increasingly common - and increasingly dangerous.

In Phishing scams, scam artists try to get you to divulge personal authentication data such as account usernames and passwords, credit card numbers, social security numbers, etc.

"Phishers" send out emails falsely claiming to be an established and legitimate company in an attempt to scam users into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft. The email directs the user to a website where they are asked to update personal information. This can include passwords and credit cards, social security, bank account numbers and other sensitive information that the legitimate organization already has on file.

A common Phishing technique involves creating the impression that there is an immediate need for personal information, luring unsuspecting users to quickly click on a link to these bogus sites. By spamming large groups of people, Phishers can convince up to five percent of email users to reveal sensitive and personal information.

Here are a few pointers to help you protect yourself:

• Do not respond to unsolicited emails that ask for any personal information regardless of how urgent the request appears.
• Legitimate companies do not ask for personal or sensitive information in this format. If you are concerned about your account - contact Premier Bank directly.
• Do not email any personal or financial information.
• Review your credit card and bank statements as you receive them to ensure that all transactions are legitimate.

Report anything suspicious.

Premier Bank will never contact you by email requesting personal or private information. We may contact you occasionally by phone to verify certain information or request additional information that may have not been collected at the time you opened your account. If you are not absolutely positive you are speaking with a Premier Bank employee, please do not give the information. Take the name and phone number and call back using the bank's main phone number, (850) 386-2225.

If you have replied to a suspicious e-mail and provided private information about your Premier Bank account and believe your Premier Bank account information may have been compromised, please contact us immediately either by phone at (850) 386-2225 or email us at info@Premier-Bank.com to assist you in protecting your Premier Bank assets and your identity.