Credit Union National Association (CUNA) Responds to eMail Scam
SecurePCNews.com recently posted an alert about a new Phishing email targeting credit union customers and the Credit Union Nation Association (CUNA). We also reported it directly to the CUNA's abuse contact.
In response to our report to them, a representative of CUNA promptly responded confirming that the email was fake and providing advice on dealing with this email.
For more information about phishing visit SecurePCNews.
Following is CUNA's response:
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From: Kevin Knope
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 9:02 AM
To: RiverbankConsulting.com
Subject: Automatic response to your abuse report (was: FW: Inportant Messeges-America`s Credit Union)
This is an automatic response. Your message will be read, and if you have a specific question that is not answered below you will be contacted in a separate message.
Thank you for notifying us of this instance of abuse. The Credit Union National Association is a trade association for credit unions, not a financial institution. We do not offer accounts.
If you are writing about an email you received asking you to update your account, it is not from the Credit Union National Association (CUNA), but rather a 'phishing' scam. Do not click on the link in the email. Do not provide any information. CUNA will never solicit e-mails requesting your credit union username, password, pin number, or other personal identity information. If you did provide any of the above information to the phishing site, please notify your financial institution(s) immediately.
We are pursuing this matter with the appropriate authorities. Once again, thank you for your notification. Please see our consumer information site for more on phishing:
http://www.creditunion.coop/index.html
Kevin Knope
Director, Web Services
Credit Union National Association
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In response to our report to them, a representative of CUNA promptly responded confirming that the email was fake and providing advice on dealing with this email.
For more information about phishing visit SecurePCNews.
Following is CUNA's response:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
From: Kevin Knope
Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 9:02 AM
To: RiverbankConsulting.com
Subject: Automatic response to your abuse report (was: FW: Inportant Messeges-America`s Credit Union)
This is an automatic response. Your message will be read, and if you have a specific question that is not answered below you will be contacted in a separate message.
Thank you for notifying us of this instance of abuse. The Credit Union National Association is a trade association for credit unions, not a financial institution. We do not offer accounts.
If you are writing about an email you received asking you to update your account, it is not from the Credit Union National Association (CUNA), but rather a 'phishing' scam. Do not click on the link in the email. Do not provide any information. CUNA will never solicit e-mails requesting your credit union username, password, pin number, or other personal identity information. If you did provide any of the above information to the phishing site, please notify your financial institution(s) immediately.
We are pursuing this matter with the appropriate authorities. Once again, thank you for your notification. Please see our consumer information site for more on phishing:
http://www.creditunion.coop/index.html
Kevin Knope
Director, Web Services
Credit Union National Association
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Don't be left in the dark about internet scams like phishing. Subscribe to the SecurePCNews.com Newsletter today!
For more information about what to do if you think you may be the victim of a phishing email visit SecurePCNews or subscribe to the SecurePCNews.com Newsletter.
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posted by Aubrey Jones @ Tuesday, January 08, 2008
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