Pub. 11 2014 Issue 2

O V E R A C E N T U R Y : B U I L D I N G B E T T E R B A N K S - H E L P I N G N E W M E X I C O R E A L I Z E D R E A M S 18 Y ou don’t have to work at a financial institution to recognize that phrase, but for those of us that do, or those of us in law enforcement who are working with financial institutions to prevent crimes fromoccurring, we know all too well how serious a problem the line of thinking presents. Why Do We Rob Banks? Because that is where the money is! By Bret Rock, Vice President, BancServ, Inc./Director of Fraud-Net at Florida Bankers Even scarier? That robberies are begin- ning to pale in comparison to the other type of threats that are out there. While counterfeit checks, mortgage fraud, skimming and other physical crimes are still popular avenues for de- frauding financial institutions, more and more we are seeing new threats emerge, particularly in the realm of cyber-crime. One of the most important things we can do to protect ourselves and our cus- tomers is to have an open line of dia- logue. Sharing information has proven time and again to be extremely effective in preventing financial crime. The best resource to share this information is Fraud-Net. Fraud-Net allows users from across the country to share information and remain up-to-date on what is happening in their town, state and nationally. However, Fraud-Net only works when users share, so remember, if there is a financial crime you can post about, a trend in crime you’ve become aware of or anything that you think might help your peers and colleagues, put it up on Fraud- Net. As a refresher on Fraud-Net, we are happy to offer two different resources to learn more: Guide to Getting the Most Out of Fraud- Net 2014 Getting to Know the New and Improved Fraud-Net As always, if you would like more infor- mation about Fraud-Net, please feel free to contact me at brock@floridabankers. com. Fraud-Net E-mail Update As you may have noticed, we are expe- riencing some technical issues with the Fraud-Net Alert E-mails. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to have a solution in place in the very near future so that you again will begin receiving those important e-mail alerts. In the meantime, please remember that the new landing page on Fraud-Net will provide a very quick snapshot of any alerts that you might have missed or that you need to see. We encourage you to log- in at your convenience to keep an eye on all the important information shared by other users. n