
Credit card and bank account security
• Immediately report lost or stolen cards and checks.
• Check statements carefully. Check for charges you don't recognize. Many times fraud begins with
a small amount, $9.99, to confirm the account is open and see if the account holder notices.
• If a charge seems suspicious, contact Gotham National Bank or your credit card issuer immediately.
We can check instantly.
• If you have bank accounts or credit cards you no long use, cancel the account. Do not throw out
credit cards or expired Gotham National check cards without cutting them up.
• One of the most common ways that accounts are illegally accessed is when customers tell someone
their password or write it in their card.
• Don't use your birth date for your password.
• Do not use an ATM where you do not feel safe. Often an area that is perfectly safe by day, when
people are working or shopping, may be less safe at night, when there are fewer people around.
• It may seem convenient to have your social security number or driver's license number on a check,
but you are in effect hading personal information to any clerk or business who handles that check.
Don't have your checks printed with personal information.
Gotham National Bank is committed to safeguarding your accounts.