Fraudulent FDIC Email Alert

Currently, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is alerting businesses to a new scam that is circulating via email. These fraudulent emails are being crafted to appear as if they have been sent from the FDIC with addresses such as: subscriptions@fdic.gov, alert@fdic.gov, or accounts@fdic.gov. They feature subject lines that read: "FDIC: Your business account" or "FDIC: About Your Business Account" and are addressed to "Business Customer" or "Business Owner." They state "We have important information about your bank" or "...financial institution" and ask recipients to "Please click here to find details." Recipients of these emails should NOT, under any circumstances, provide any personal financial information through this media. The FDIC does not directly contact consumers in this manner nor do they request personal financial information from consumers.

For your reference, FDIC Special Alerts may be accessed from the FDIC's Website at http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/SpecialAlert/2011/index.html.