Consumer Alerts

Protect Yourself Against Fraud

Farmers Bank is committed to providing reliable, prompt, courteous and, most importantly, SECURE service. That is why we are making information available to our customers that will help them avoid becoming victims of fraud.  There are many ways that dishonest people will try to obtain your sensitive, non-public information. Most scammers are after one or more types of information about you, such as: 

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT FARMERS BANK WILL NEVER REQUEST SUCH INFORMATION THROUGH AN UNSOLICITED TELEPHONE CALL, EMAIL OR TEXT MESSAGE. If you receive a request for any of this information, DO NOT GIVE IT OUT! Call your local branch office immediately to report such activity.  For more information concerning fraud and/or Identity Theft, check out the links below!

VISA Check Card Hotline (for lost or stolen cards): 1-800-500-1044

Lost or Stolen Checkbook: 757-242-6111

IdentityTheft.com

FTC Hotline-ID Theft: 1-877-438-4338

FTC ID Theft Education Campaign

FDIC Quick Links for Consumers

American Bankers Association (ABA) Consumer Connection