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Real Government Agents Aren’t Asking You to Buy and Deliver Gold

If you are contacted by someone unexpectedly and they tell you to buy gold bars and give them to someone (anyone) to “protect your money,” this is a scam! Stop right away! Do not do what they are telling you to do. Below are how these scams work and how to avoid them. There are […]

Scammers Are Impersonating Local Law Enforcement

Scammers are faking caller ID and using real officer’s names to impersonate local law enforcement. You may get a call from someone claiming they are a sheriff or deputy from your local police department. They claim they have confiscated a package with your name on it. They say the package is filled with money, illegal […]

Social Media Account Takeover

Did you receive an unexpected text message that contains a multi-factor authentication (MFA) code and there appears to be a customer support number for you to call if you did not request the code? These MFA codes are usually only sent to you when you are logging into an account. Receiving this message might make […]

Congratulations to our Employee Legacy Scholarship winners, Cade Brooks, Hayden Klingeman, and Lucy Halstead!

Cade Brooks will be attending Illinois College to work towards an accounting degree, while also playing basketball. Hayden Klingeman plans on obtaining a master’s degree in exercise science at Mckendree University. Lucy Halstead will study political science while minoring in history at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Congratulations graduates!

Murphy-Wall State Bank Announces Garrett Biby and Alayna Degler as February 2025 Students of the Month

Murphy-Wall State Bank Announces Emma Smith and Zoey Conway as April 2025 Students of the Month

Murphy-Wall State Bank Announces Kendyle Bleyer and Ian Hulsey as March 2025 Students of the Month

Can You Spot an Investment Scam on Social Media?

Can you spot an investment scam if it comes from an actual friend’s page on social media? Is someone you know suddenly posting screenshots of bank accounts and claiming they will teach you to make money quick with little to no risk? This is likely an investment scam. A friend may announce that they have […]

Video Games Are Targeting Your Children to Get into Your Wallet

Summer break is here, and many children and young adults will spend a large part of their time playing video games. It’s estimated that 45.7 million children in the U.S. play video games, or more than 80 percent of all children between the ages of 5 and 18 according to data pulled from Entertainment Software […]

No, FTC “agents” with badge numbers aren’t calling you

Scammers impersonating the government — including the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) — is nothing new. But here’s a twist: scammers are now calling themselves FTC “agents” and supplying fake badge numbers and ID cards to try to convince you they are who they say they are. (…They’re not who they say they are. The FTC doesn’t […]