Protection Against Identity Theft
Email Security
Email is not a secure method of transmitting information. As a result, you should be extremely cautious before answering email requests for your personal information.
Please take a moment to review the tips below for increased email security.
- Use caution before answering email requests for your personal information.
- Do not enter personal information in an email or pop up. Scottrade, for example, will never ask you to disclose your account information or personal information in an unsolicited email.
- Do not open email from unrecognized senders.
- Use spam detectors to block malicious or fraudulent emails.
- Educate yourself about Phishing.
- Beware of emails that request you to click on a link to visit a web site. These links could possibly lead to a site requesting your personal information. These fraudulent sites often have the same name, look, and feel of the company being misrepresented. These emails typically communicate a sense of urgency.
- If you receive a fraudulent email claiming to be from Scottrade, please forward it to support@scottrade.com.