One of the fastest growing areas of crime is fraudulent attempts to obtain retirement distributions. Within the financial industry, there are 10 new fraud attempts every second.1 And in 2022, fraud cost individuals nearly $3.8 billion.2
Nationwide® employs state of the art technology, people and processes to catch and combat fraud, but you and your participants can play an important role in protecting their assets.
Introduce your participants to Nationwide Account Lock
When participants request this extra level of account security, they proactively “lock” their account from distributions until they’re ready to take withdrawals. This service is available at no extra charge and with it, they get:
Enhanced security that's under their control
Options to lock and unlock when they’re ready
Notification when a distribution is requested while their account is locked