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Cortland Banks Warns of PIN Card Scam
CORTLAND, Ohio – Scam artists identifying themselves as employees of Cortland Banks have been sending bogus text messages and automated telephone calls to customers and noncustomers asking them to provide their four-digit PINs -- personal identification numbers -- by calling a telephone number.
These texts and automated calls, sent last Saturday and Sunday, are fraudulent, says the vice president and director of security at Cortland Banks, Charles J. Commons.
The calls and texts “inform” the recipients that their ATM or debit cards have been deactivated. If they want to reactivate their cards, they must phone the number provided and enter their PINs.
“The scam artist uses the first four digits of a bank’s ATM or debit card to gain acceptance and recognition,” Commons explained, to try to illegally withdraw funds from the victim’s account.
Customers are advised not to call the number or provide confidential account information. Those who have done so are urged to call Commons at 330-282-4113 or Russell Taylor at 330-282-4114.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.