Engaging in any potential scam may result in many negative impacts to you.

Potential Impacts

• A loss of goods and/or money that cannot be traced or recovered by Gesa.
• Identify theft
• Negative impacts to your credit history.
• Loss of membership at Gesa Credit Union.
• Online Banking can be compromised.

What can I do to protect myself from fraud?

• Do not send money.
• Do not engage with the scammer. Cut off all communication.
• Only deal with people locally and in person.
• Increase security settings on social media.
• Do not accept friend requests from people you do not know.
• Limit personal information that you post.
• Be a skeptic – if it appears too good to be true, it most likely is.

Who should I contact if I think I’m a victim of fraud?

• Contact the local police.
• Report any suspicious correspondence via email to reportfraud@gesa.com.
• Report internet fraud to IC3 at www.ic3.gov/default.aspx.