NEW PHISHING ALERT AS OF AUGUST 31, 2010
Please remember that City of Boston Credit Union will never contact you via text message, phone call or email requesting personal information. If any member receives a request in this manner report it to any of our branch locations immediately so that we may notify the proper authorities. These are fraudulent requests and you should not give out your personal information.
For more information about phishing please click here.
FBI Verifies New Jury Duty Scam
The FBI has verified that a new phone scam has surfaced and is spreading quickly. Scammers have been calling individuals claiming to be a Jury Duty Coordinator, telling the individual that a warrant is out for their arrest for missing a jury duty assignment. They tell the individual that if they can verify their Social Security Numer and Date of Birth the warrant will be canceled. Once the individual gives out this information, their identity has been stolen.
The FBI and the Federal Court System have sent out nationwide alerts of this scam. For more information about this scam click here.
Email Phishing Alert - August 31, 2010
Please be aware that there have been recent email phishing attempts that make fraudulent claims that electronic payments have been rejected. To date none of these fraudulent emails have claimed to be from City of Boston Credit Union, but we'd like to remind our members and non-members that City of Boston Credit Union would never send an email requesting an individual to respond to or click a link and then provide their personal, confidential information.
