Mt. Pleasant Bank Calls, Emails May Be Fraudulent

Consumer Alert: Beware Of Unsolicited Calls, E-Mails Claiming To Be From American National Bank In Mount Pleasant

AUSTIN, TX, Feb. 20, 2009 -- Texans should be aware that telephone calls purporting to originate from the American National Bank of Mount Pleasant may actually be from identity thieves attempting to steal from bank customers.

Bank customers have reported receiving text messages, spam e-mails and phone calls. The messages request bank customers’ account information and debit card information. The Mount Pleasant-based bank’s customers are asked to provide their account information. American National Bank customers should not call the number or communicate with any third party about their account information. The individuals responsible for the calls and e-mails are attempting to obtain customers’ personal identifying information.

To be clear, Texans must not respond to an unsolicited e-mail or telephone calls seeking sensitive personal or financial information. Legitimate banks do not call or e-mail customers seeking this information. Texans should delete the e-mail or hang up the phone.

American National Bank customers who receive these unsolicited calls should report them to Phonebusters at (888) 495-8501, or the U.S. Secret Service Houston Field Office at (713) 868-2299.

Source: AG Release