Orange Savings Bank Warning Community About Internet Scam

Have you received an email or a phone call from Orange Savings Bank about recent activity on your account.. even if you've never been a customer there?  The bank says those messages and calls are 'not' coming from 'them', and they're not 'real'.

Orange Savings Bank in Orange tells KFDM it has been inundated with calls from customers and non-customers all day asking about solicitation emails and calls that seemed to be sent 'by' the 'bank'.  We even received the email here at Channel 6.

It asks the receiver to call a certain number to learn about recent activity on a bank account with Orange Savings.  Another email floating around claiming to be from Orange Savings warns the person about a fraud attempt against the bank and offers a link to complete a security prevention program.  Orange Savings bank president, Stephen Lee says he and his staff members, along with the FBI, have been fighting this 'phishing' form of fraud for the past three months.

The bank says the scammers are choosing their potential victims randomly, 'not' through the bank's records.  Lee says anyone receiving these messages or calls should immediately delete the email or hang up on the caller.  Lee says while it is frustrating to have to put so much energy into stopping these scams, Orange Savings Bank is determined to protect its customers and the community.

Again, if you get a strange phone call or email claiming to be from Orange Savings Bank, the bank says to either delete the message or hang up on the caller.  If you have any more questions about the scam, you can call the bank at 883-3563.