Don't Get Hooked by "Phishing"

RCU is dedicated to the prevention of fraudulent activity. A current form of fraud today is a high-tech scam known as "phishing" (pronounced "fishing").

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Phishing is a fraudulent communication usually in the form of an email that tricks recipients into surrendering private, personal or financial information including account and credit card information, user names, passwords, and/or social security number.

The email appears to be "legitimate" and create a false sense of urgency and often request immediate action. The emails instruct recipients to 'update' or 'validate' account information. Readers are directed to a Web site that appears to be 'legitimate' where instructions to enter personal information are provided.

To protect yourself from Phishing, take these precautions:

If you get an email or pop-up message requesting
   personal or financial information, do not reply or
   click on the link in the message.

Don't email personal or financial information. If you
   initiate a transaction and want to provide information
   through an organization's website, look for indicators
   that the site is secure, like a lock icon on the
   browser's status bar or a URL for a website that
   begins "https:" ('s' stands for "secure").

Review financial statements as soon as possible for
   unauthorized charges. If your statement is late, call
   the institution immediately.

Use anti-virus software and update it regularly.

Be cautious about opening attachments or files,
   particularly from 'similar' or unknown sources.

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