Information Safety

Stay up-to-date on the latest fraud trends.

First National Bank will never solicit information from your via text message. Beware of texts with grammatical errors, unfamiliar contact information, and strange links claiming to be from your bank.

First National Bank is aware of ongoing scam attempts where bad actors send mass text messages to random users in a certain area code. This is especially prevalent in the (870) area code.

A sample of a recent attempt is above.

Think you fell for a scam?

Here's what to do next.

Step One:

Change your passwords.

Step Two:

Contact your bank and let them know what happened.

Step Three:

Set up alerts at credit agencies.

Step Four:

Protect yourself moving forward by adding multi-factor authentication.

Learn more about debit card safety and prevention of identity theft.