Unauthorized Activity

State Department Federal Credit Union Phishing Scam

The email entitled "Unauthorized Activity" and claiming to be from State Department Federal Credit Union 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 State Department Federal Credit Union directly and explain the e-mail you received.  If you give out any personal information, contact State Department Federal Credit Union 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: 

Unauthorized Activity - State Department Federal Credit Union

Unauthorized Activity - State Department Federal Credit Union

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Unauthorized Activity !Friday, August 29, 2008 11:24 AM 

From: "State Department Federal Credit Union" <gdtprs@sdfcu.org>

STATE DEPARTMENT FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

Dear State Department Federal Credit Union customer,

We recently reviewed your account, and suspect that your SDFCU Internet Banking account may have been accessed from an unauthorized computer.  This may be due to changes in your IP address or location.  Protecting the security of your account and of the State Department F.C.U. network is our primary concern.

We are asking you to immediately login and report any unnoticed password changes, unauthorized withdrawals or deposits, and check your account profile to make sure no changes have been made.

Please click the following link, to verify your account activity:

https://www.sdfcu.org/onlineserv/HB/Signon.cgi*

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and appreciate your assistance in helping us maintaining the integrity of the entire State Department F.C.U. system.  Please login as soon as possible.

Thank you,

State Department Federal Credit Union Security Advisor.

Other State Department Federal Credit Union examples can be found on the following pages: 1, 2

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