“Spoofing” Fraud Scam Alert

Attention members there is a new fraud scam.  This attempted fraud scam is called “spoofing.” The perpetrators are able to mimic a telephone number to generate text messages. The texts may warn of a debit card reaching its limit or use some other trick to persuade individuals to provide personal information or go to a malicious website. Consumers should not click on links in the message, provide information to any websites referenced in the message nor attempt to conduct any financial transactions through those websites.  If you have any questions please contact YOUR credit union!

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