{"id":650,"date":"2023-05-02T17:36:18","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T17:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amerantbank.com\/ofinterest\/?p=650"},"modified":"2025-08-04T07:32:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T07:32:45","slug":"protecting-yourself-from-phishing-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amerantbank.com\/ofinterest\/protecting-yourself-from-phishing-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Protect your Business from New Phishing Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>ENGLISH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amerant is committed to protecting customers&#8217; personal information and providing them with the necessary security for the management of their online accounts.&nbsp;The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/news-events\/news\/press-releases\/2022\/02\/new-data-shows-ftc-received-28-million-fraud-reports-consumers-2021-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Federal Trade Commission received fraud reports<\/a> from more than 2.8 million consumers last year, with the most commonly reported category once again being imposter scams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phishing is a type of online scam where criminals impersonate legitimate organizations in order to steal your private information. Recently, Amerant customers are reporting seeing fake ads leading to fake websites impersonating Amerant Bank.&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>The ads pop up after &#8220;Treasury Connect Amerant&#8221; is typed into search engines like Google (see screenshot of a fake ad below). <strong>Do not click the ad or input your login information. <\/strong> Never click on a sponsored link, and always make sure when you click a link that you recognize the URL and that it does not contain any weird words or letters. In the case below, the URL contains &#8220;amenamtbark&#8221;, a clear indicator that this is not an Amerant webpage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-10-1024x407.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-10-1024x407.png 1024w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-10-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-10-768x305.png 768w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-10-1536x611.png 1536w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-10-1200x477.png 1200w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-10-1400x557.png 1400w, https:\/\/amerant-of-interest-qa-wp-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-10.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are reminders to better protect your information:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Always verify that the URL is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amerantbank.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.amerantbank.com\/<\/a> to access the main Amerant website and <a href=\"https:\/\/treasuryconnect.amerantbank.com\/ui\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/treasuryconnect.amerantbank.com\/ui<\/a> for Amerant Business Online Banking.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An easy and safe way to access Amerant&#8217;s digital platforms is by saving the official Amerant links in your favorites or bookmarks.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amerant will never ask for your email credentials. Only your username and password are required to log into your account.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amerant will never ask for your password or your security token over the phone.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set up Alerts and Notifications in Amerant Business Online Banking.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember: if an email, website or text message from Amerant seems suspicious, do not click on any links and contact the Amerant Call Center immediately: <a href=\"tel:1.855.263.7268\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1-855-AMERANT | (855) 263-7268<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SPANISH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amerant se compromete a proteger la informaci\u00f3n personal de sus clientes y a proporcionarles la seguridad necesaria para el manejo de sus cuentas en l\u00ednea. El a\u00f1o pasado, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ftc.gov\/news-events\/news\/press-releases\/2022\/02\/new-data-shows-ftc-received-28-million-fraud-reports-consumers-2021-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">La Comisi\u00f3n Federal de Comercio recibi\u00f3 denuncias de fraude<\/a> de m\u00e1s de 2,8 millones de consumidores, y la categor\u00eda m\u00e1s denunciada volvi\u00f3 a ser la de las estafas por suplantaci\u00f3n de identidad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La suplantaci\u00f3n de identidad es un tipo de estafa en l\u00ednea en la que los delincuentes se hacen pasar por organizaciones leg\u00edtimas para robar su informaci\u00f3n privada. Recientemente, los clientes de Amerant han informado de la aparici\u00f3n de anuncios falsos que conducen a sitios web falsos que se hacen pasar por Amerant Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los anuncios aparecen despu\u00e9s de escribir &#8220;Treasury Connect Amerant&#8221; en buscadores como Google (observe a continuaci\u00f3n la captura de pantalla de un anuncio falso). No haga clic en el anuncio ni introduzca sus datos de acceso. Nunca haga clic en un enlace patrocinado, y aseg\u00farese siempre de que cuando hace clic en un enlace reconoce la URL y que no contiene palabras o letras raras. En el siguiente caso, la URL contiene &#8220;amenamtbark&#8221;, un claro indicador de que no se trata de una p\u00e1gina web de Amerant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Encuentre a continuaci\u00f3n algunos recordatorios para proteger mejor su informaci\u00f3n:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Compruebe siempre que la URL es <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amerantbank.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.amerantbank.com\/<\/a> para acceder a la p\u00e1gina web principal de Amerant y <a href=\"https:\/\/treasuryconnect.amerantbank.com\/ui\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/treasuryconnect.amerantbank.com\/ui<\/a> para la banca en l\u00ednea para empresas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Una forma f\u00e1cil y segura de acceder a las plataformas digitales de Amerant es guardando los enlaces oficiales de Amerant en sus favoritos.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amerant nunca le pedir\u00e1 sus credenciales de correo electr\u00f3nico. S\u00f3lo su nombre de usuario y contrase\u00f1a son necesarios para acceder a su cuenta.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Amerant nunca le pedir\u00e1 su contrase\u00f1a ni su c\u00f3digo de seguridad por tel\u00e9fono.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Configure Alertas y Notificaciones en TreasuryConnectSM, la banca en l\u00ednea para empresas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Recuerde: si un correo electr\u00f3nico, sitio web o mensaje de texto de Amerant parece sospechoso, no haga clic en ning\u00fan enlace y p\u00f3ngase en contacto inmediatamente con el Centro de Llamadas de Amerant: <a href=\"tel:1.855.263.7268\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1-855-AMERANT | (855) 263-7268<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ENGLISH Amerant is committed to protecting customers&#8217; personal information and providing them with the necessary security for the management of their online accounts.&nbsp;The Federal Trade Commission received fraud reports from more than 2.8 million consumers last year, with the most commonly reported category once again being imposter scams. 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