YOU CAN FIGHT IDENTITY THEFT – HERE’S HOW:

 1. Never provide your personal information in response to an unsolicited request,
whether it is over the phone or over the Internet. E-mails and Internet pages
created by phishers may look exactly like the real thing. They may even have a
fake padlock icon that ordinarily is used to denote a secure site. If you did not
initiate the communication, you should not provide any information.

2. If you believe the contact may be legitimate, contact the financial institution
yourself. You can find phone numbers and Web sites on the monthly statements
you receive from your financial institution or you can look the company up in a
phone book or on the Internet. The key is that you should be the one to initiate the
contact, using contact information that you have verified yourself.

3. Never provide your password over the phone or in response to an unsolicited
Internet request. A financial institution would never ask you to verify your
account information online. Thieves armed with this information and your
account number can help themselves to your savings.

4. Review account statements regularly to ensure all charges are correct. If your
account statement is late in arriving, all your financial institution to find out why.
If your financial institution offers electronic account access, periodically review
activity online to catch suspicious activity.

Report suspicious e-mails or calls to the Federal Trade Commission through the
Internet at www.consumer.gov/idtheft, or by calling 1-877-IDTHEFT.

What to do if you fall victim?

• Contact Great Midwest Bank by calling 1-800-485-4400 immediately and alert
us to the situation.
• Monitor your account statements closely.
• If you have disclosed sensitive information in a phishing attack, you should also
contact one of the three major credit bureaus and discuss whether you need to
place a fraud alert on your file, which will help prevent thieves from opening a
new account in your name. Here is the contact information for each bureau’s
fraud division:

Credit Bureau Contact Information
Equifax Experian TransUnion
800-525-6285 888-397-3742 800-680-7289
P.O. Box 740250 P.O. Box 1017 P.O. Box 6790
Atlanta, GA 30374 Allen, TX 75013 Fullerton, CA 92634