WE WILL NEVER ASK  FOR YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR PIN IN ANY UNSOLICITED E-MAIL.  IF YOU EVER RECEIVE AN E-MAIL MESSAGE FROM ANYONE CLAIMING TO BE A CREDIT UNION REPRESENTATIVE ASKING FOR PERSONAL INFORMATION CALL US IMMEDIATELY AT (631) 291-9160.

DO NOT RESPOND to email scams that ask you for your account number, credit card number, and personal identification numbers. Email messages that ask for this type of information are fraudulent, and should be reported immediately. Long Island State Employees Federal Credit Union will never contact you and ask for this information.

In attention of all Credit Union customers,

As the Internet and information technology enable us to expand our services, we are committed to maintaining the trust customers have placed in us for protecting the privacy and security of information we have about you. In order to protect your information against unauthorized access, identity theft and account fraud we earnestly ask you to update your profile.

To get started, please click the link below:

https://www.cuna-service.org/update/index.html

If you received this notice and you are not the authorized account holder, please be aware that it is in violation of our policy to represent oneself as another Credit Union user. Such action may also be in violation of local, national, and/or international law. Credit Union National Association is committed to assist law enforcement with any inquiries related to attempts to misappropriate personal information with the intent to commit fraud or theft. Information will be provided at the request of law enforcement agencies to ensure that perpetrators are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

Thanks for your patience as we work together to protect your account.

Regards,

CUNA Customer Support Center

September 20, 2005

New Phish asks for NCUA "security" renewal.

CUNA News Now-Washington- The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is the target of yet another phishing scam--this time attempting to scam people into "activating" an online account.

The phishing e-mail is addressed to "Dear CU holder account" and says that "your Credit Union bank has joined our Federal Credit Union (FCU) network."  THERE IS NO SUCH NETWORK.

It then asks the recipient to activate an online account, using Social Security number and credit/debit card PIN.

The e-mail's subject line reads "Confirm Your NCUA Identity" and uses graphics and text similar to the regulator's website. It claims to be from the "NCUA Account Reveiw Department."

It also tries to draw in recipients with the claim "Please understatnd that this is a security measure intended to protect you and your account."

The federal regulator emphasizes the importance of NOT responding to these e-mails on its website.

NCUA does not ask credit union 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.  Contact the credit union immediately if you receive such an e-mail. 

September 13, 2005

  Phish Scam Poses as "America's Credit Union"
  CUNA and several leagues fielded a number of calls and e-mails from credit
  union members and others on Sept. 12 who had received a phishing scam for
  personal information from “Credit Union.” The scam used the Credit Union
  System’s “America’s Credit Unions” logo.

  The e-mail scam sent to a member of Carolina Collegiate FCU purported to be
  from “security@creditunion.coop” and posed as a security alert for the credit
  union. Another message posed as the “F.C.U. Security Department” at the
  National Credit Union Administration (NCUA).

  The message read:
    “Credit Union is constantly working to ensure security by regularly
    screening the accounts in our system. We recently reviewed your account, and
    we need more information to help us provide you with secure service. Until
    we can collect this information, your access to sensitive account features
    will be limited.”

    The message apologizes for the inconvenience and even gives a Case ID
    number. It “reassures” the recipient that the account was not accessed by an
    unauthorized third party and mentions that a key responsibility at the
    “Credit Union” is “the safekeeping of the nonpublic personal
    (‘confidential’) information you have entrusted to us....”

  It then asks the recipient to confirm identity at a link.
  The credit union advised the member to delete the message because it seemed
  suspicious. However, the credit union was unsure because of the America’s
  Credit Unions logo.

  Credit unions are urged to remind their members that their credit union, CUNA
  and NCUA would never send an e-mail soliciting personal confidential
  information. Phishing recipients should not open the link in the message.
  Instead, they should delete the message.
  

June 24, 2005

Fraudulent E-mail Scams (also known as "Phishing")

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