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Consumer Fraud Alert: Email Claiming to be from the FDIC

News Release - October 26, 2009

Norwich, CT - Officials at Dime Bank report a consumer alert has been issued by The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)regarding phishing emails. The FDIC has received numerous reports of fraudulent e-mails that have the appearance of being sent from the FDIC.

To view the FDIC consumer alert, please visit: http://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/alerts/index.html

The FDIC Consumer Alert is as follows: The subject line of the e-mail states: "check your Bank Deposit Insurance Coverage." The e-mail tells recipients that, "You have received this message because you are a holder of a FDIC-insured bank account. Recently FDIC has officially named the bank you have opened your account with as a failed bank, thus, taking control of its assets."

The e-mail then asks recipients to "visit the official FDIC website and perform the following steps to check your Deposit Insurance Coverage" (a fraudulent link is provided). It then instructs recipients to "download and open your personal FDIC Insurance File to check your Deposit Insurance Coverage."

This e-mail and associated Web site are fraudulent. Recipients should consider the intent of this e-mail as an attempt to collect personal or confidential information, some of which may be used to gain unauthorized access to on-line banking services or to conduct identity theft.

The FDIC does not issue unsolicited e-mails to consumers. Financial institutions and consumers should NOT follow the link in the fraudulent e-mail.

About Dime Bank

Dime Bank is a mutual institution that was established in 1869 and has been committed to the needs of its neighbors and friends for 140 years with 10 branches in Connecticut and one branch in Westerly, Rhode Island. To learn more about Dime Bank, please visit us on line at www.dime-bank.com.

As a grass roots effort, the Dime Bank Blue Crew was developed to capture Dime's 140-year tradition of supporting and giving back to the community. A voice of public support, the Blue Crew participates in supporting education, non-profit, human needs efforts, and general volunteerism. For more information about requesting Dime Bank Blue Crew support at your event or organization, email us at bluecrew@dime-bank.com.

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