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Phishing and Vishing Identity Theft Scams
Scammers Using NAFCU - National Association of Federal Credit Unions
Redirects to spoofed (Fake) website: http://24.245.44.53/www.nafcu.org/index.html
You may have received an email like the one below that looks very authentic,
like it came from NAFCU - National Association of Federal Credit Unions , or a phone call about the same subject. It is an attempt
you get you to enter confidential information (typically a social security
number, name, address, bank account information, etc., to allow the scammers to
steal your identity and open credit cards in your name.
This email was not sent by NAFCU - National Association of Federal Credit Unions ; NAFCU - National Association of Federal Credit Unions is a victim as well.
This is referred to as "phishing" (when by email) or "vishing" (when by
telephone). If you receive
an email similar to the one below, DO NOT click on the link, and do not enter
any information on the forms there.
The website that the link leads to is a spoof; a fake website, not created by
NAFCU - National Association of Federal Credit Unions . It goes to http://24.245.44.53/www.nafcu.org/index.html, not NAFCU - National Association of Federal Credit Unions ! When you enter the information they ask for, you will simply be
handing the thieves the keys to your bank accounts. That is how spoofing, phishing
and vishing works.
Remember, no reputable business would send you
an email or a phone call requesting your personal account information. Any such email you
receive asking for this information should be considered phony and brought to
the attention of the business being 'phished'.
Anytime you need to go to a website for your bank, credit card companies or
other personal, financial or confidential information; do not follow a link in
an email; just type their address in your browser directly (such as
www.nafcu.org/ )
Below are actual phishing emails that started circulating in early 2008.
We have put a warning over the links to the phisher's website.
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NAFCU member,
As part of our security
measures, we regularly screen activity in Federal Credit
Unions (FCU) network.
We recently noticed the following issue on your account:
A recent review of your account determined that we
require some additional information from you in order to
provide you with secure service. For your protection, we
have limited access to your account until additional
security measures can be completed. We apologize for any
inconvenience this may cause. Please log in to your
NAFCU account to restore your access as soon as
possible.
You must click the link below and fill in the
form on the following page to complete the verification
process.
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In accordance with NAFCU User Agreement, your account
access will remain limited until the issue has been
resolved. Unfortunately, if access to your account
remains limited for an extended period of time, it may
result in further limitations or eventual account
closure. We encourage you to log in to your NAFCU
account as soon as possible to help avoid this. We thank
you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please
understand that this is a security measure intended to
help protect you and your account.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
Sincerely, NAFCU Account Review Department |
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not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this
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The National Association of Federal
Credit Unions is a respected and
influential trade association that
exclusively represents the interests of
federal credit unions before the federal
government and the public. Membership in
NAFCU is direct; there are no state or
local leagues, chapters or affiliations
standing between NAFCU members and the
NAFCU headquarters in Arlington, VA.
From 1967 until today, NAFCU has been a
highly effective force in influencing
legislation and regulation affecting
federal credit unions. The first major
victory for the association came in
1970, when the association realized one
of its major goals: federal share
insurance for federal credit unions (the
National Credit Union Share Insurance
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For more information about phishing, see
this page.
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