Everyone needs to be on the lookout for fraud these days. With phone scams, internet scams, phishing, and more, fraud and identity theft is everywhere. It seems like the only safe place might be the great outdoors. Or is it? Consider this….
Most of us can recognize a Monarch butterfly at first glance. The bright orange colors framed by black on their big wings are an easy give away. Furthermore, many of us know how Monarch butterflies depend on milkweed for their entire lifecycle. The sticky, milky sap of this prairie plant holds special toxic compounds which Monarchs absorb. As a result, Monarchs are poisonous to most of their common predators. So, Monarch’s bold colors aren’t just for show, they are a very handy warning to stay away which increases their chances of survival.
Other butterflies lack the ability to absorb the toxins and poison their predators. So, they must rely on speed, camouflage, and sheer numbers to survive. However, one species – the Viceroy butterfly - takes things one step further.
Over time, Viceroys have adapted to having a nearly identical color scheme as Monarchs. With only a unique black bar on their lower wings to differentiate them from Monarchs, Viceroys are one of Nature’s premier identity thieves. This scam helps keep Viceroys alive by scaring away predators and tricking countless human observers, too!
Horicon Bank understands it’s one thing to misidentify a butterfly, but much worse to be tricked by a scam artist trying to steal from you by accessing your personal accounts and identity. For this reason, we use state of the art security systems, software protection, password encryption, and more to stymie criminal actors. More importantly we have a highly trained Horicon Bankers who are always watching out for our customers.
If you ever have concerns about your account security, automatic payments, or any suspicious activity, please contact Horicon Bank for assistance. We are here to help you sort out honest companies from potential scammers.
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