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Beware of scams asking for cash to "help" a loved one this holiday season. Don't fall for criminals asking you to claim a prize, help a child or grandchild who has been in an accident or is in jail, or gain your inheritance from a long, lost relative. Unfortunately,...

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October 2024 If you're making changes to your personal information within Online Banking at www.BankISB.com, or if you are making a transfer between your Iowa State Bank accounts, we've added some additional security features for your protection. Changing...

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Do you practice safe checks? It should come as easily as airline safety, so buckle up for this one. Despite the fact that check use has declined by 25%, reports of check fraud have soared. in fact, they've nearly doubled since 2021. Criminals are...

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With offices in north-central Iowa, employees of the Iowa State Bnak in Algona chose to help their fellow Iowans in need through a $2,000 donation to the Spencer Chabmer of Commerce Foundantion for Flood Relief. The ISB Community Crusaders is the employee-funded...

Every day, thousands of people fall victim to fraudulent emails, texts and calls from scammers pretending to be their bank. And in this time of expanded use of online and mobile banking, the problem is only growing worse. In fact, the Federal Trade Commission's...

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When it comes to suspicious emails, text messages and phone calls, don't be fooled by a phishing scam. Every day, thousands of people are tricked into providing confidential information (like account numbers, passwords or PINs) either online or over...

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Iowa State Bank of Algona announces that loan officers Grant Carroll and Stacy Bohl successfully completed the Iowa Bankers Association/Iowa State University Agriculture Credit School held recently. The school is an intense two-week program sponsored...

Fraud Alert: Deep Fake & Cloned Voice Scams a Serious Threat Fraudsters often take advantage of new technology to trick consumers into giving them money. Utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) to impersonate law enforcement, employees or family members...

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Criminals continue to develop new tricks to commit fraud and account take-over is just one of the newest. What is account takeover? Account takeover occurs when criminals obtain stolen passwords, user names and personally identifiable information to take...

Beware of scams, Consumer Tips, Fraud detection, Security

Despite a steep decline in the use of written checks -- 82% over the last 30 years, according to the Federal Reserve -- check fraud has become increasingly popular among criminals, resulting in billions in losses per year -- m ore than twice what it was...

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