Unless the correspondence was initiated by you, Academy Bank will NEVER ask you for personal information via e-mail or lead you to a "verification" page.

If you received such e-mail claiming to be from Academy Bank, forward it to our abuse mailboxNOTE: Unrelated e-mails will
be deleted without reading. and then delete it. (Please don't use the abuse mailbox for conducting business with the bank).

Visit our website only by using your bookmarks or by typing our address in a web browser (www.academybankco.com).

Fraudulent e-mail activity is increasing. The impostors want their phishing e-mails to look real. Among other deceptions, they disguise the "FROM" and "REPLY TO" lines to appear to be those of Academy Bank or of other companies you might be doing business with. THEY ARE NOT.

You might be asked to validate or confirm your personal information by sending a reply, clicking on a link, or opening an attachment. Don't!

Academy Bank (or any other financial institution) will never send an alert about your account through a text message to your cell phone without your request for this service.

Check overpayment/money wiring scams are popular and clever. If someone you don't know wants to pay you by check, but wants you to wire or send some of the money back, beware!

Once you click on the "Log In" button to access Online Banking, our server checks that you're using an approved browser - one that uses SSL 3.0 or higher.

Academy Bank automatically encrypts your confidential information in transit from your computer to ours using the Secure Sockets Layer protocol (SSL).

A Secret Code is required to verify that you are the owner of the account when using the web site forms.

Treat your card like cash. Keep it in a safe place.

Identity theft is a serious crime. People whose identities have been stolen can spend months or years - and thousands of dollars - cleaning up the mess the thieves have made of a good name and credit record.

If you are deployed away from your usual duty station and do not expect to seek new credit while you are deployed, consider placing an "active duty alert" on your credit report.

The Internet — and the anonymity it affords — can give online scammers, hackers, and identity thieves access to your computer, personal information, finances, and more.