Protecting You

The more you know about protecting the privacy of your information, the better prepared you are to defend against today's security threats.

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Making Safe, Easy Mobile Payments

Learn about mobile payments and how they are changing the way we pay for things, without having to handle cash, cards or checks.

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Can You Spot a Phishing Scam?

Online scams aren’t so scary when you know what to look for. Find out how to spot red flags—and stop bank impostors in their tracks.

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Tax Identity Theft Awareness

Tax-related identity theft is one of the most common forms of identity theft. Tax identity thieves try to get your personal information in a number of ways, but you can fight them with these tips.

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Outsmart the Scammers

Scammers are getting more difficult to spot using sophisticated tactics. Learn how to recognize signs of a phone scam so you can stop a fraudulent caller in their tracks.

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Protecting Your Identity and Personal Information

Understand the risks of identity theft and learn how you can protect your personal information to prevent yourself from becoming a victim.

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Cybersecurity: How to Fight the Bad Guys

They say that crime doesn’t pay, but don’t tell that to the victims of cybercrime or the swelling population of fraudsters out there—in most cases seasoned criminals.

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Stay Alert for Coronavirus Scams

Scammers are opportunistic. Emails, fraudulent calls and fake online ads are some of the common tactics cyber criminals and fraudsters use to exploit the current coronavirus pandemic. Become informed so you don't become a victim.

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Dealing with Identity Theft

You often don't know you've become a victim until fraudulent activity shows up in your bills, bad credit reports, and more.

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Beware of COVID Unemployment Fraud

Jobless claims from COVID-19 have scammers taking advantage of overwhelmed state-run unemployment systems by filing phony claims using stolen personal information.

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Understanding Cyber Fraud

A majority of today's online threats involve malicious software (malware) being installed on customer PCs.

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How to customize online account alerts

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How to lock your debit card

Learn how to lock and unlock your debit card using our mobile app.

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On April 2, 2022, People's United Bank, N.A. merged into M&T Bank. It is now part of M&T Bank and its former branches and most services will operate as the People's United division of M&T Bank until we complete the integration of our systems later in 2022. M&T Bank is a Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender and Equal Opportunity Lender.