Internet Safety Tips

Fraud Alert

WHAT IS PHISHING?
IT IS A FORM OF FRAUD, SPECIFICALLY USING E-MAIL TO TRICK MEMBERS OF INSTITUTIONS INTO REVEALING THEIR CREDIT CARD INFORMATION, ONLINE BANKING PASSWORDS AND OTHER CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. THESE EMAILS LOOK LEGITIMATE BY USING OFFICIAL LOOKING LOGOS AND ASK FOR VERIFICATION OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION.

HERE ARE SOME WAYS TO SPOT A POTENTIAL PHISHING EMAIL :

- Asks you to provide personal information such as your bank account
number, an account password, credit card number,

PIN number, mother's maiden name, or Social Security number.

- Fails to address you by name.

- Fails to confirm the company that does business with you, such as
referencing a partial account number.

- Warns that your account will be shut down unless you reconfirm your
financial information.

- Warns that you have been the victim of fraud.

- Has spelling or grammatical errors.

DO NOT access links contained in suspicious e-mail to reach any Web page. Instead call the company using a phone number you know is reliable (not one in that e-mail), or type in the website address you know is correct.

Ukrainian Future Credit Union or VISA will never ask you to provide any kind
of confidential or financial details via an e-mail request.