Brooklyn Heights
TD Bank, the “most convenient bank” told Standing O that Matthew Salmon as been named the new veep of Relationship Managers in Commercial Banking, based in our fair burg. He will be responsible for originating commercial and industrial lines and loans, commercial real estate loans, and equipment leasing and financing, and serving businesses throughout the metropolitan area.
Standing O pal Matthew has loads of experience in banking, and prior to joining the “most convenient bank” he served as veep in middle-market lending at Israel Discount Bank of New York and as assistant veep in commercial lending at Park Avenue Bank, both based in Manhattan.
Standing O congratulates Matthew on his appointment and wishes him boat loads of success.
TD Bank [211 Montague St. at Court Street in Brooklyn Heights, (718) 290–1241].
Brooklyn Heights
Cyber safety
Thanks to New York City Police Department Crime Prevention unit, here are some useful tips to help you keep your identify safe and secure in cyberspace.
• Do not give out information such as your Social Security number, and important passwords to your accounts.
• Never carry your Social Security card, instead, memorize the number. If you must give the number for verification over the phone, the last four digits should suffice. Institutions should never ask you to provide your full Social Security number.
• Do not give personal information over the phone; the caller on the other side may not be who they purport to be.
• Use a secured mailbox.
• Check your credit history and score regularly. Subscribe to a reputable credit-monitoring service. It may cost you a fee, but peace of mind is priceless.
• Shred all documents containing important information before disposing of them.
In order to facilitate your safety, the New York Police Department Crime Prevention section hosts regular shredding events. Give them a call to find out where you can shred till the cows come home and protect your most important asset, yourself.
NYPD Crime Prevention Unit [Crime
More security tips
National Grid is telling everyone to beware of bill scammers. Customers should be on the alert for imposters and scammers trying to gain access to account information and entry to homes and businesses.
Our friends at National Grid have advised that the company has received reports about door-to-door sales for home energy goods and services. In these instances the people claim to be working with the utility and local emergency responders to gain entry to a home by telling the customer they must inspect natural gas equipment, carbon monoxide detectors or other safety equipment for a fee. Don’t let them in — as they are not from National Grid. The company does not, never will conduct door-to-door sales and does not, never will offer a residential equipment inspection and maintenance service.
The best way to protect yourself, says the representative, is to ask questions and demand proper ID. If they cannot provide proper ID it’s a sure bet they are trying to part you from your information and money.
If you have any doubt as to whether an individual is a National Grid employee, tell the person to wait outside, lock your door, and call National Grid to confirm identification.
Same goes for those pesky phone flimflammers. The on-going scam target customer by demanding immediate payment of bill balances. The company does not contact customers by phone for past due balances. If you are unsure ask the phone scammer to provide your account number. If they can’t then hang up and call the customer contact center.
Standing O says, “Take that extra minute and be sure, it’s better to be safe than sorry.”
Whether its a door-to-door scam or a flimflamming, phone-scamming scheme, be safe and call the [customer contact center first at (718) 643–4050 or (800) 930–5003].
