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FMFCU Security Center | Phishing Library

October 31, 2007

We are receiving reports of a phishing attempt that involves the NCUA. The fraudulent email is coming from a spoofed NCUA or CUNA email address and it says that your "card account" has been deactivated so you must reactivate it by calling them at a fraudulent phone number. There are also other variations of this email and some are lengthy in hopes of "proving" to you it's from the NCUA or CUNA when it is not. DO NOT CALL and DELETE THE EMAIL!.

UPDATE: Research on the web indicates this phone number is indeed a scam. Here are two external sites referring to this scam: Article 1 | Article 2.

This fraudulent attempt appears to be a Member Satisfaction Survey from FMFCU. We have not sent out any emails about this recently. You can view it safely here. The other asks you to login into Home Banking to verify yourself.

May 13, 2007

FMFCU was alerted of a couple of phishing attempts asking users for credit card information. Be on the lookout for this email and DELETE IT! One of the emails asks users to fill out a survey and credit card information, including your PIN, in order to receive $100. DELETE THIS EMAIL! More Information.

April 25, 2007

Call-forwarding scheme latest ruse by phishes - A new phishing scheme that uses a "call forwarding" component enables phishers to portray themselves as the victim when a financial institution calls to verify a bank transaction. Read these: Article 1 | Article 2

April 23 & 24, 2007

Once you clicked on the link in the email, the person was sent to a web site that looked exactly like FMFCU's web site. The fraudster copied FMFCU's web site and the page asked the person to enter debit card information.

Read more about this and educate yourself on what to look for in a phishing email.

March 22, 2007 - Phishing emails appear again targeting NCUA

Credit unions are reporting that members are again receiving phishing e-mails that appear to be sent from NCUA. The message includes NCUA’s logo and is addressed to “Credit Union holder account.” The first paragraph states, “Your credit union has joined our Federal Credit Union (FCU) network. For both, our and your security, we are asking you to activate an online account on our database. After activation you can login on our system with your SSN and your Credit/Debit PIN number.” The message includes a link to the “FCU activation page” and concludes with “National Credit Union Administration Team apologize for any inconvenience.” The NCUA does not ask credit union members for personal account information. Read the alert>>