A quick search didn't immediately find what I was looking for.
But I did find references that say bank alerts are a good thing.
So my questions are because I don't know, what I don't know.
Question. Would I be exposing myself to increased fraud/scam attempts by setting up email alerts on my bank accounts?
I ask because monthly rebalancing means waiting for Vanguard's end-of-month redirected distributions to arrive at the bank. Which means I must check account balances daily (relatively quick with automated telephone banking) until money arrives, before executing rebalance transactions.
So it'd be convenient to receive email alerts as the money arrives (amount + account balance) without me needing to check daily.
But I don't want to expose myself to additional fraud attempts as a result of receiving the alerts.
Question. Is there any way that bank alerts, and recently received email scam attempt (that gmail has identified and sent to spam folder) could combine to increase my risk of fraud.
But I did find references that say bank alerts are a good thing.
So my questions are because I don't know, what I don't know.
Question. Would I be exposing myself to increased fraud/scam attempts by setting up email alerts on my bank accounts?
I ask because monthly rebalancing means waiting for Vanguard's end-of-month redirected distributions to arrive at the bank. Which means I must check account balances daily (relatively quick with automated telephone banking) until money arrives, before executing rebalance transactions.
So it'd be convenient to receive email alerts as the money arrives (amount + account balance) without me needing to check daily.
But I don't want to expose myself to additional fraud attempts as a result of receiving the alerts.
Question. Is there any way that bank alerts, and recently received email scam attempt (that gmail has identified and sent to spam folder) could combine to increase my risk of fraud.
Statistics: Posted by dratkinson — Tue Apr 02, 2024 1:09 pm — Replies 1397 — Views 169778