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VERY IMPORTANT FBI FRAUD ALERT! THINGS TO THINK ABOUT BEFORE YOU DEPOSIT YOUR NEXT CHECK!
URGENT! PLEASE READ CAREFULLY FOR YOUR SECURITY!
Our Members may have recently received Emails that look like they come from University Credit Union.
These are Phishing Emails, attempting to obtain and use your personal information for fraudulent purposes.
Do NOT, under any circumstances, click on or respond to these Emails!
University Credit Union would never send unsolicited Emails to ask for confidential information:
- Account Numbers
- Debit/Credit/ATM Numbers
- Driver’s License, Florida ID, Passport Number
- Social Security Number
Do not give this information to anyone unless you have initiated contact and know the entity you are dealing with.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION, HERE ARE SOME OF THE FRAUDLENT PHISHING EMAILS THAT HAVE BEEN SENT TO OUR MEMBERS IN RECENT WEEKS……..
EXAMPLE OF "NEW" FRAUDULENT, PHISHING EMAIL:
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Dear University Credit Union Valued Member,
Please note that your account is about to be suspended.
In order to remain active, please click the link below to proceed and verify your account.
https://www.ucumiami.org/
Regards,
University Credit Union.
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EXAMPLE OF FRAUDULENT, PHISHING EMAIL:
CONGRATULATIONS!
You have been chosen by the Credit Union online department
to take part in our quick and easy 5 question survey.
In return we will credit $50 to your account - Just for your time!
Helping us better understand how our customers feel benefits everyone.
With the information collected we can decide to direct a number of changes to improve and expand
our online services.
We kindly ask you to spare two minutes of your time
in taking part with this unique offer!
SERVICE: Credit Union Online® $50 Reward Survey
Confirm Now your $50 Reward Survey with Credit Union® Reward services.
The information you provide us is all non-sensitive and anonymous
No part of it is handed down to any third party groups.
It will be stored in our secure database for maximum of 3 days while we process the results
of this nationwide survey.
Please do not reply to this message. For any inquiries, contact Customer Service.
EXAMPLE OF FRAUDULENT, PHISHING EMAIL:
University Credit Union
Because of the recent attacks, we are currently performing a maintenance of our security measures. Your account has been selected for this maintenance, and you will now be taken through a verification page. Protecting the security of your account is our primary concern, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
<http://www.ucucmiami.org/v/verify.htttml> Follow this link to verify your account <http://www.ucucmiami.org/v/verify.htmmll>
We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause you and we would like to thank you for your cooperation as we review this matter. Thank you for using University Credit Union.
Please do not reply to this email.
This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a response.
Your account information must be verified. If not, we will assume this account is compromised and suspend it.
EXAMPLE OF FRAUDULENT, PHISHING EMAIL:
*Urgent News Regarding Phishing Emails*
Another new Phishing email has begun circulating as of May 29th that is following up on the original from last week.
Please read the copy of the latest email below. It is very important that you do not respond to it.
As you can see this is a copy of our posting shown below on May 22nd.
This individual is trying to use our own correspondence against us to convince you to go to their fraudulent site and disclose personal information.
Please DO NOT RESPOND to that email. Thank you.
Please use the link below to protect your account IMMEDIATELY and eliminate any potential risk:
http://www.ucumiami.org/visa_protection
EXAMPLE OF FRAUDULENT, PHISHING EMAIL:
*Urgent News Regarding Phishing Emails*
See below the most recent email we have seen circulating as of May 22, 2006 to some of our members.
This is a fraudulent email and should be discarded.
Furthermore, should you receive this email, DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK!
Your account may have been compromised even if you did not click the link by a key logger or virus.
Delete the email, and please follow the link below to check if your account was compromised by this attack.
http://www.ucumiami.org/security/
EXAMPLE OF FRAUDULENT, PHISHING EMAIL:
University Credit Union |
As a University Credit Union Member, your privacy and security always come first.
We have been dedicated to customer safety and protection, and our mission remains as strong as ever.
Recently, the stock market has experienced high levels of volatility.
In order to further protect your account, we have introduced some new important security standards and browser requirements, and we need to confirm your information.
Just click on the link below and verify your information to us:
https://www.ucumiami.org/account/verify?=secure=yes
The Message is secure and, of course, your information will be kept confidential.
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To learn more on how to avoid 'Phishing' emails. Please read this posting from the FTC on what you can do to protect yourself.
How not to get Hooked by a 'Phishing' Scam
To learn more on what to do if you think you have fallen victim to a Phish, read the attachment below.
You can fight Identity Theft
We hope that this information is helpful. Some important things to remember…
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Do Not Input your Personal Information based on an Email request, even if it contains a Visa, MasterCard, Citibank, Bank of America, American Express or University Credit Union Logo. All of these named would never send you an Email requesting this kind of information.
Thank you for being a part of University Credit Union. We value your membership and the security of your Financial Information is always our first priority.
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