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Central Florida Educator's Federal Credit Union

Phishing Scam E-mails

The e-mail claiming to be from Central Florida Educator's Federal Credit Union (CFEFCU) and asking you to complete a random survey appears to be a phishing scam. Phishing e-mails are e-mails from scam artists who use official looking webpages designed to trick you into believing they are from a corporate website that you have an account with. Once you are at the site, they will ask you to provide or verify personal information such as bank account information, credit card information, social security information and password information. If you get such an e-mail, you should delete it and do not provide any of the requested information. However, if you are not convinced that you have a fraudulent e-mail, please contact CFEFCU directly and explain the e-mail you received. If you give out any personal information, contact CFEFCU immediately and depending on what information you gave out, it may be wise to take measures to protect against identity theft (e.g. contact credit agencies, close accounts, cleanse computer). Many e-mail solicitations that appear to be phishing e-mails are set forth throughout this website and below:

Central Florida Educator's Federal Credit Union CFEFCU

From:	"Central Florida Educators' Federal Credit Union" <onlinesurvey@cfefcu.com>
Subject:	Take This $20 Reward Survey
Date:	Tue, 15 Aug 2006 16:17:51 +0200

Dear CFE Customer ,

In an effort to continually measure the service quality given to
CFEFCU members we send out random surveys
asking for valuable feedback on how we are doing and how
we can improve.

There are only a few questions to score and should only take
a few moments of your time.

Your patience will be rewarded with $20 direct deposit to your account
and your name will automatically be entered into our quarterly
drawing for a $2500 grand prize.

Thank you!

Sincerely,
Board of Directors
Central Florida Educators' Federal Credit Union