FRAUD ALERT

July 1, 2009
Please be aware that we have identified yet another phishing scam using the Cowlitz Bank name. This most recent email scam uses the actual phishing scam Fraud Alert we published last week and asks recipients to click on a “secure link below to check your online banking access” – DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS REQUEST IN ANY WAY.

If you have responded to this scam email, please contact us immediately at 800.340.8865. An authorized Bank Representative will assist you with the necessary steps to insure that your Internet Banking log-in information is secure.

As a policy, Cowlitz Bank will never request that customers update their confidential account information thru email.

June 24, 2009
Please be advised that there is an email circulating with our Cowlitz Bank logo titled “Update Your Information”. This is a phishing scam – DO NOT RESPOND to this email in any way and do not click on the link that shows as part of it. In the event you have responded, you should contact us immediately at 1-800-340-8865 so that we can take appropriate action to insure the security of your account information.

As a policy, Cowlitz Bank will never request that customers update their confidential information through email.