INTERNET FRAUD ALERT!!

FBI Issues Haitian Relief Fraud Alert

Internet / E-Mail Fraud Alert
Recently, there has been a new e-mail fraud attempt, known as "Phishing”, that was initiated via e-mail sent to both the general public and to some credit union members that appeared to be from Card Services for Credit Unions. This false e-mail asked for the recipient to click on a link and participate in a survey and earn $50 for their time. If the recipient proceeded to do so, the link directed them to a false website and asked for secure account information.

Card Services for Credit Unions does not ask credit unions members for such personal information. And will never contact CU members directly. Anyone who receives an e-mail that purports to be from CSCU and asks for sensitive 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 http://www.IC3.gov