22-04-2025
United Community Bank hosts financial literacy workshop in Panama City
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WMBB) – The month of April is National Financial Literacy Month, and one Bay County bank is hosting a special workshop in honor of the occasion.
The workshop will be held at United Community Bank on 23rd St. in Panama City and will focus on identifying common fraud and scams.
The workshop will be split into two parts.
The first hour is going to be a presentation from bank employees on recognizing fraud and scams, while the second hour is for attendees to ask questions and meet with employees one-on-one.
Bank staff say the most common scams they see today are through emails and text messages.
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But there is one surefire way to help prevent yourself from being scammed.
'Verify, verify, make sure that if you are getting an email, you know who it's from,' said United Community Bank Branch Manager Janet Galvao. 'Even if you know who it's from, confirm it in some other way that it's coming from them. If you're receiving a text message from your financial institution, call them and verify the number that you're being asked to call to verify the transactions is indeed the financial institution's phone number.'
This financial literacy workshop will be held on Thursday, April 24th, from 5 to 7 p.m.
You do not need to be a customer of United Community Bank to take part in this event.
It is also free to attend, and no pre-registration is required.
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