Security Tips
Stay Safe, Stay Secure
Oostburg State Bank cares about the safety of your personal and financial information. To assist you in your fight against scammers stealing your personal data, we’ve assembled this list of resources you can use to protect your information. Scroll down to see more. We’ll update this page on a regular basis.
If you have any questions about your accounts or feel you’ve been a victim, please contact us immediately.
Recent Articles
Did Someone Use Your SSN to File Taxes? Here’s What to Do
Source: FTC, February 20, 2025
Source: FTC, January 15, 2025
Scammers are Delivering Phishing Messages This Holiday Season
Source: FTC, December 2, 2024
Scammers Target Young Adults on Social Media with Fake Check Scam
Source: FTC, July 24, 2024
Online Safety Resources
Article Archives
Let’s Talk About Spam Texts and Emails
Source: FTC, May 6, 2024
So An Online Scam is NOT What You Ordered?
Source: FTC, November 30, 2023
Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023
Source: CISA, October 4, 2023
Pay Your Student Loans… Not Scammers
Source: FTC, September 14, 2023
Are You Getting Smished? How To Tell And How To Avoid It
Source: SOS Daily, March 6, 2023
FTC Marks Identify Theft Awareness Week for 2023
Source: FTC, January 24, 2023
So an online scam is NOT what you ordered?
Source: FTC, November 30, 2023
Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023
Source: CISA, October 4, 2023
Pay your student loans… not scammers
Source: FTC, September 14, 2023
Are You Getting Smished? How To Tell And How To Avoid It
Source: SOS Daily, March 6, 2023
FTC Marks Identify Theft Awareness Week for 2023
Source: FTC, January 24, 2023
Don’t answer another online quiz question until you read this
Source: FTC, January 11, 2023
BBB’s 12 Scams of Christmas
Source: BBB, December 23, 2022
The gift of privacy for Fortnite players
Source: FTC, December 19, 2022
BBB Scam Alert: Don’t click on that text! 5 ways to avoid delivery scams
Source: Better Business Bureau, December 5, 2022
New student debt relief program sparks surge in scams
Source: ScamBusters.org, September 12, 2022
As prices rise, keep an eye out for scammers
Source: FTC, August 15, 2022
Shopping scams are in session for back-to-school shopping
Source: FTC, August 15, 2022
July is Military Consumer Month
Source: FTC, July 5, 2022
Set Up Your Teen for Financial Success
Source: Wisconsin Bankers Foundation, June 1, 2022
DFI and DATCP Host Student Loan Debt Relief Workshop
Source: Department of Financial Institutions, April 8, 2022
Welcome to Identity Theft Awareness Week 2022
Source: FTC, Jan. 31, 2022
Keep your personal information safe in the New Year
Source: FTC, Dec. 27, 2021
Looking for alternatives for your holiday shopping?
Source: FTC, Nov. 10, 2021
Amazon impersonators: what you need to know
Source: FTC, Oct. 20, 2021
Paid someone you think is a scammer?
Source: FTC, Sep. 27, 2021
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
Source: WBA, Jun. 15, 2021
More money is coming to families…and scammers are ready
Source: FTC, Jun. 2, 2021
New IRS imposter scam targets college students and staff
Source: FTC, Apr. 5, 2021
What to do if you’re billed for an SBA EIDL loan you don’t owe
Source: FTC, Mar. 9, 2021
It’s National Data Privacy Day
Source: FTC, Jan. 28, 2021
Target for new COVID scam: Small business owners
Source: FTC, Jan. 13, 2021
How to Spot Fa-la-la-la Fake Shipping Notice Scams
Source: FTC, Dec. 10, 2020
Tips for the 2020 Holiday shopping season
Source: FTC, Nov. 25, 2020
Did you get an offer for student loan debt relief?
Source: FTC, Oct. 13, 2020
Heard about the “waiting package” phishing scam?
Source: FTC, Sept. 21, 2020
The Latest COVID-19 Scams
Source: FTC, Aug 26, 2020
COVID-19 scams targeting college students
Source: FTC, May 27, 2020
Alert for small business owners needing PPP loans
Source: FTC, April 20, 2020
Beware of Coronavirus Scams!
Source: CFPB, March 30, 2020
Checks from the government
Source: FTC, March 18, 2020
Online Tracking and You
Source: FTC, March 5, 2020
How to Block Unwanted Calls
Source: FTC, March 4, 2020
Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week is coming
Source: FTC, January 28, 2020
Reading your credit report
Source: FTC, January 15, 2020
Older adults hardest hit by tech support scams
Source: FTC, March 9, 2019
SSA imposters top IRS in consumer loss reports
Source: FTC, April 12, 2019
Microsoft tech support scams
Source: Microsoft, April 2, 2019
New way to report tax identity theft
Source: FTC, April 3, 2018
How to stop unwanted calls
Source: FTC, March 23, 2018
Tips to protect your passwords
Source: FTC, March 12, 2018
If your kids have electronic devices, read this
Source: FTC, January 8, 2018
