Fraud Alert

The Massachusetts Bankers Association has received calls from member banks in Greater Boston area indicating that elderly customers have received calls from individuals trying to update/verify bank account information. The caller reportedly has a very thick accent, and in some cases has the elders name and address. In some cases the caller also states their Medicare benefits will be discontinued if they did not provide their account and bank routing numbers. Some of the victims claim the calls are coming from Social Security, while others claim to be from Medicare. FCB does not call to verify personal account information from customers and neither does Medicare or Social Security.