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FDIC Warns of E-mail Scam
The FDIC is warning that fraudulent e-mails claiming to be from the agency are in circulation. The e-mails come from the address “FDIC <consumeralerts@fdic.gov>” and have a subject line that reads: “FDIC Alert: check your Bank Deposit Insurance Coverage.”
The e-mail tells recipients that, “Recently FDIC has officially named the bank you have opened your account with as a failed bank, thus, taking control of its assets.” The e-mail then asks recipients to visit the FDIC Web site to check their deposit insurance coverage and provides a fraudulent link. It then instructs recipients to “download and open your personal FDIC Insurance File to check your Deposit Insurance Coverage.”
Recipients should consider the e-mail an attempt to collect personal or confidential information. The FDIC does not issue unsolicited e-mails to consumers. Financial institutions and consumers should not follow the link in the fraudulent e-mail.
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