Latest Alert:

Grand Jury Scam

There is fraudulent email in circulation that “appears” to be sent by the United States District Court.  The email states the receiving party is subpoenaed to appear and testify before the Grand Jury in a court case and requests that party download a document with additional information.

If you receive this type of email, please delete it immediately.  DO NOT download any documents. 

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Text Message Scam

The purpose of this fraud alert is to inform you of a scam that involves unsolicited text messages sent to cell phones. The message urges the recipient to call a number provided for information about account discrepancies and then solicits individual account information and pin numbers.

Cell phone users should be weary of unsolicited text messages.

Such messages should be deleted and all deleted text messages should be removed, if possible, as the perpetrators have been known to use Spyware in conjunction with their text message solicitation.  Such a scam could be used to obtain personally identifiable information and credit union account access information, for those who access their accounts using their cell phones.

FBI Scam

The FBI has recently developed information indicating cyber criminals are attempting to once again send fraudulent e-mails to unsuspecting recipients stating that someone has filed a complaint against them or their company with the Department of Justice or another organization such as the Internal Revenue Service, Social Security Administration, or the Better Business Bureau.

Be wary of any e-mail received from an unknown sender. Do not open any unsolicited e-mail and do not click on any links provided. To receive the latest information about cyber scams please go to the FBI website and sign up for e-mail alerts by clicking on one of the red envelopes. If you have received a scam e-mail please notify the IC3 by filing a complaint at www.IC3.gov. For more information on e-scams, please visit the FBI's New E-Scams and Warnings webpage.

HELOC Draws Result in Large Funds Transfer Losses

CUNA Mutual is seeing a number of funds transfer losses with the following commonalities: A member is granted a large dollar line of credit via a HELOC loan. After the transaction, the perpetrator sends a fax or email requesting that the credit union process a funds/wire transfer. Usually, the telephone or fax requests are received at credit unions with call centers.

Successful fraud has been occurring in credit unions that have strong security procedures. In some cases, the staff have followed their credit union's written procedures to include call backs to a secure telephone number. It is being reported that when the credit union performs a call back to the secure telephone number, the call is being forwarded to the fraudster. The credit union's Caller ID shows the call is going to the member's number of record. Additionally, the fraudsters have detailed member information. Thus the fraudsters are able to answer additional challenge questions. The wire requests are for large dollar amounts frequently in excess of $100,000. The call forwarding is occurring at several telephone providers and the funds transfers/wires are being sent to different banks in the United States, China, Japan, etc. (No one common destination.) Often the wires are being sent to accounts with the words "Title" or "Construction" in the account name.

Internet/E-Mail Fraud 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. 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.
Formal complaints can be filed with www.IC3.gov

The NCUA website is http://www.ncua.gov.

Check Overpayment Scams: Seller Beware

Thinking of selling a car or another valuable item through an online auction or your newspaper’s classified section? If so, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation’s consumer protection agency, wants you to know about check overpayment scams. Click here for more...

Nationwide Telemarketing Scam

Nationwide telemarketing scam has been victimizing countless people since 2004. Click here for more...

Veterans Alert

Veterans are being warned of a burglary of a VA employee,

which has put tens of millions of veterans at risk for identity theft.

What can you do to protect yourself?  Follow this link for all the details

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