Citizens-Farmers Bank

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Fraud Alerts

Cole Camp & Stover, MO

Fraudulent Data Breach- Posted 12/15/11

December 15 ,2011 - It has been reported to us that some customers are receiving a fraudulent popup about a Data Security Breach when they are accessing Netteller. The popup appears to be linked with the Citizens Farmers Bank, but it is not. We are not aware of any data breach. This is a scam - a phishing attempt - do not click the link to access your Credit Report.

Sample Fraudulent Popup:

Attention Citizensfarmersbank.com visitor

Data Security Breach Information

We want to make you aware of a situation that has occured that could be related to your personal information. Recently, there was a massive system breach at Epsilon, a third party vendor that supplies marketing services to a number of companies, includeing Best Buy, Chase, Citi, Disney, US Bank, Marriorr, Home Shopping Network and many others. Files containing personal information were compromised.

names, email adresses and some personal information was exposed. Because of the increased risk of identity theft, we are urging you to check your credit report for any activity that you did not authorize.

We want to help protect you agains this data breach, by offering you access to your credit score for free. This offer is available on Friday, December 2, 2011. Please be aware that although your credit score is free, a credit card will be required to validate your identity.

Click Here to access your Credit Report

Fraudulent Email Alert- Posted 9/8/09

September 9 ,2009 - It has been reported to us that some members are receiving a fraudulent email that appears to come from the Citizens and Farmers Bank. This email is not from Citizens-Farmers Bank. This is a scam - a phishing attempt - and we are currently in the process of attempting to stop it.

Citizens-Farmers Bank is not attempting to collect any information from our members via email or text. This has never been a practice of ours and will never be. If you receive an email or text asking for any personal information or action on your part, please disregard and delete it immediately. Please contact Citizens-Farmers Bank immediately if you feel that your personal financial information has been compromised in any way.

Thank you for your time and patience. Please contact us at 660-668-4416 if you have any further questions.

Sample Fraudulent Message:

From: Citizens And Farmers Bank [mailto:clients@cffc.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 9,, 2009 9:41 AM
Subject:Security Message From Citizens And Farmers Bank .

Dear Citizens And Farmers Client,

Our latest security system will help you to avoid possible fraud actions and keep
your investments in safety. Due to technical security update you have to
reactivate your account Click on the link below to login to your updated
Citizens And Farmers account.
To log into your account, please visit the Bank's Website at:

http://{phishing_URL_here}

We respect your time and business. It's our pleasure to serve you !

Please don't reply to this e-mail adress. This e-mail was generated by a mail handling system.