Protecting the security of your personal information is of the utmost importance to TUCOEMAS Federal Credit Union. With the growing number of people using the Internet to access personal account information, it is important to stay informed about current Internet scams to be sure that you do not become a victim.
PHISHING ATTEMPT USES "NCUA" - April 13, 2007
WesCorp received information through U.S. Central about a phishing attempt purportedly from the NCUA that is currently being conducted by e-mail and targeting both consumers and credit unions. This is an apparent phishing attempt designed to gather credit and debit card information from individuals and organizations.
The phishing e-mail appears below. NCUA is aware of this attempt and has directed all impacted parties to report any incidents to phishing@NCUA.gov. WesCorp wishes to share this info with you because of the unique nature of this particular phishing attempt—its use of the term, "NCUA."
CONTACT—Member Service Call Center, (800) 772-2243
FRAUDULENT E-MAIL TEXT:
From: NCUA
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 8:44 PM
Subject: Official information for all Federal Credit Union
Dear Sir/Madam,
National Credit Union Administration always look forward for the high security of our clients. Some customers have been receiving an email claiming to be from NCUA advising them to follow a link to what appear to be a NCUA web site, where they are prompted to enter their personal Online Banking details. NCUA is in no way involved with this email and the web site does not belong to us.
Actually, we are performing security improvements of our banking community and enforce customers to register their sensitive information for an additionally created free security service to prevent any fraudulent activity against their assets and savings. We, hereby ask you to respond within few hours of current notification and Confirm Your Credit or Debit Card via our SSL protected website to apply for this service absolutely for free, otherwise your account(s) may not process posted transactions correctly and on time.
Please visit us to Confirm Your Credit or Debit Card
http://www.NCUA.org/Hawaiiusafcuhb.us/Security/Login.cfm
J. S. Smith
Security Advisor
NCUA PLC.
Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered. For assistance, log in to your FCU or CU Online Bank account and choose the "Help" link on any page.
NCUA Email ID # 1127
VISA EXTRAS PHISHING SCAM - MARCH 19, 2007
IntegraSys Switch Services and Fiserv EFT would like to advise you of a fraudulent email being sent to Visa debit card cardholders who participate in Verified by Visa.
The email claims to be from Visa and states that the cardholder was automatically enrolled in Verified by Visa. The email also states that the cardholder's Visas card may be temporarily disabled if they failed to update their Visa card. A sample of the email is shown below. This email is a phishing scam and did not come from Visa. Phishing is a form of fraud that attempts to trick the cardholder into revealing personal information, such as their credit or debit account numbers, checking account information, social security numbers, or banking account passwords through fake websites or in a reply email.
Visa will never ask cardholders to divulge account information or password via email. Should you receive any questionable emails, please DO NOT reply - please report the email to Visa by sending an email to phishing@visa.com.
Dear Jane Smith:
You card has been automatically enrolled in the Verified by Visa Program*.
You have been sent this invitation because the records of Visa Corporate indicate you are a current of former Visa card holder. To ensure your Visa card's security, it is important that you protect your Visa card online with a personal password. Please take a moment, and activate for Verified by Visa now.
Verified by Visa protects our existing Visa card with a password you create, giving you assurance that only you can use your Visa card online.
Simply activate your card and create your personal password. You'll get the added confidence that your Visa card is safe when you shop at participating online stores.
Thank you for your support.
Visa Service Department
Please note: If you FAIL to update your Visas card, it will be temporarily disabled.
