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Store new and cancelled checks securely and always use tamper-resistant checks. You can have new checks delivered to a branch office to be picked rather than your mailbox.
Question suspicious emails or phone inquiries. Unless you initiated the contact, Centris will not request your personal information (account number, Social Security number, or mother's maiden name) through an email, U.S. mail, or by phone.
Guard your ATM and online banking information. Be creative in selecting PINs, passwords and security codes. Do not use birth dates, social security numbers, street address or children's names. Do not store your Pins with your cards
Curtail the use of paper documents. Centris has several options such as OnLine account access, Free Bill Pay %26 Presentment and FREE OnLine eStatements.
Avoid using easily available information like your mother's maiden name, your birth date, the last four digits of your SSN or your phone number, or a series of consecutive numbers or keyboard strokes.
Preventing Identity Theft
Don't give out financial information online or on the phone unless you initiated the contact, and know the party you're dealing with.
Shred unnecessary financial documents, including old bank statements, invoices, and unwanted pre-approved credit offers.
Retrieve incoming mail from your mailbox and don't put outgoing mail in your residential mailbox.
If regular bills or statements stop reaching you, call the company's customer service. Someone may have filed a false change-of-address notice to divert your mail.
Receiving suspicious charges on statements? If doubtful call immediately to resolve the discrepancy.
Keep personal numbers off your checks. Never preprint your driver's license or Social Security number on your checks.
Never leave your computer unattended while in an OnLine banking session.
When ending an OnLine banking session be sure to select the "Sign Off" icon to securely log out of your account.
Check your Credit Report
Centris recommends that you check your credit report on a regular basis.
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