Phishing Alert From NCUA
April 25, 2005

Recently, there have been multiple "Phishing” scams that were initiated via email sent to both the general public and to some credit union members that appeared to be from the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the credit union federal regulatory agency. 

This false email asked for the recipient to click on a link to verify their 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.

NCUA was alerted to this scam over the weekend and the website was shut down April 25. However, you should be aware that these types of fraudulent schemes have a habit of reappearing in a same or similar fashion.

If any of you have responded to this or a similar email and provided any confidential account information, you should notify your credit union of the scheme.  Your credit union can assist members in changing their account’s PIN, as well as any other action necessary to protect their account

For more information, including how you can report this crime, go to http://www.cybercrime.gov.  You may also contact the NCUA Fraud Hotline at 1-800-827-9650.