APRIL, 2016 UPDATE

From the President

Please stay vigilant about opening suspicious emails. We recently received a notification from Fifth Third Bank (you may have as well) that their customers were receiving fraudulent emails claiming that an invoice for a service agreement was past due and referring to an attachment that contained relevant information. Users who opened the attachment, which contained malware designed to facilitate fraud, were asked to report it to the bank.

Unfortunately, this trend shows no sign of slowing. Be cautious when opening emails that look suspicious, especially those involving requests for money transfers or other financial information.

As always, we're here to help.

Sincerely,

Jim Kerr

President

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