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February 9, 2018 | The Internal Revenue Service has issued an advisory bulletin to all tax professionals, employers, and other tax payers about tax form related phishing campaigns, including several new variations that combine W-2 scams with business email compromise (BEC) and wire transfer fraud.

When creating accounts online, banking or otherwise, it is recommended that you create a strong password that is difficult to crack or guess. A strong password should aim to be 12 characters, contain numbers, symbols, capital letters, lower case letters, cannot be found in a dictionary and would not be obvious to someone who has had a conversation with you. It seems complex and hard to remember—provided below is a way to decide on a new password.

Instructions for making a wire transfer from another bank to your SVB Private account. Includes Routing Number, SWIFT Code, BIC Code.

To minimize the damage, protect yourself from further harm, and repair your good reputation and credit, it is important to take immediate action such as the steps listed below.

Businesses can help prevent fraud by implementing these controls.

For business accounts, we have established the following standard Mobile Banking security controls.

In addition to our standard security controls, SVB Private recommends that you consider the implementation of the following business and technology security practices to further mitigate the risk of online fraud.

When traveling abroad, we recommend that you notify us of your travel plans at least 24 hours in advance. Notify your relationship manager directly, or contact your local banking office where our staff would be happy to help.