Protect Yourself Against Fraud
At Old Point, we are committed to protecting your financial information and educating you on how to avoid becoming a victim of threats to your privacy. There are many ways that dishonest individuals may attempt to compromise your sensitive personal information. All of them generally are after one or more types of information about you:
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Your social security number
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Your bank account number
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Your ATM, Visa Check Card or credit card number
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Your credit card validation number
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO REMEMBER IS THAT OLD POINT WILL NEVER request personal information (ex. your social security number, account number, PIN, user ID or password) through email or unsolicited phone calls.
There are many ways that you could be a target of a fraud attempt: