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WARNING
-SCAM ALERT-
Recently, there have been multiple e-mail fraud attempts, known as "Phishing”,
that were initiated via e-mail sent to both the general public and to some
credit union members that appeared to be from NCUA or F.C.U. Security
Service. This false e-mail asked for the recipient to click on a link to
verify their credit union account registration. If the recipient proceeded
to do so, the link directed them to a false website and asked for their
credit union account number and PIN, along with other personal information.
NCUA does not ask credit unions members for such personal information.
Anyone who receives an e-mail that purports to be from NCUA and asks for
account information should consider it to be a fraudulent attempt to obtain
their personal account data for an illegal purpose and should not follow the
instructions in the e-mail.
If you responded to such an e-mail and provided any confidential account
information, please notify your credit union immediately of the scheme. You
should also change your account’s PIN, and take any additional action
recommended by your credit union to protect your account.
If you feel that you have received a fraudulent phishing e-mail
purportedly from NCUA please forward the entire e-mail message to Phishing@ncua.gov
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