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February 2008 - Phishing Attempt |
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E-mail Solicitation Using NCUA Region 1 Address
In cases reported to NCUA, the perpetrator(s) sent e-mails to credit union members and the general public stating that the “National Credit Union Administration temporarily suspended your account due to fraud attempts”. The e-mail goes on to state “to reactivate your account call the toll free number” provided. The e-mail is addressed as originating from the NCUA Region 1, Albany, New York office and the phone number to call has an Albany area code of 518.
NCUA does not ask credit union members or the general public for such 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.
Persons affected by this scam, and variants of this scam, should be advised to forward the entire e-mail message to
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Additionally, formal complaints concerning any suspected fraudulent e-mail can be filed with the Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC) at www.ic3.gov. The IFCC is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the National White Collar Crime Center. |
