Archive for March, 2008

Credit union blogs for young members
Albany Times Union, NY - 5 hours ago
In addition, we have also produced podcasts on a variety of topics such as identity theft prevention, first-time home-buying tips, phishing and credit
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More Than 100 Credit Unions Turn to VeriSign to Protect Consumers
The Open Press (press release) - Mar 28, 2008
Michigan State University Federal Credit Union, NIH Federal Credit Union, University of Wisconsin Credit Union and San Mateo Credit Union are leading the
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Remarks Prepared for Delivery by Attorney General Michael B
Web Services Journal, NJ - Mar 28, 2008
They were part of a criminal organization that specialized in "phishing" information from computer users, imprinting credit and debit card information onto
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E-filing transforms work at IRS: Automated tools examine returns
Federal Times - Mar 27, 2008
Colleen Kelley, president of the National Treasury Employees Union, estimated that as many as 20000 IRS positions have been slashed in the last decade,
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Auburn University E-Mail Scam
WTVM, GA - Mar 21, 2008
about a phishing scam in their inboxes. The e-mail claims to need personal information immediately or their Federal Credit Union account will be closed.
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Gone phishin'
Prague Post, Czech Republic - Mar 20, 2008
The odds drop dramatically if the phishers come from a former Soviet Union country, where much of the world’s spam and e-mail frauds are thought to
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Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union posted a fraud alert on its Web
Poughkeepsie Journal, NY - Mar 18, 2008
Such “phishing” attacks are commonly attempted illicitly by those trying to obtain information useful for thievery, such as credit card numbers.
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The Anatomy of a Vishing Scam
Washington Post, United States - Mar 15, 2008
For example, one scam targeting Motorola Employees Credit Union was sent only to Cingular mobile numbers assigned to consumers in the Schaumburg, Ill.,
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Text message scammers phishing for personal information
KSL-TV, UT - Mar 5, 2008
Please update your credit card information," says a bogus text message claiming to be from the Salt Lake Credit Union. Joe Grigg received it.
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Get Gephardt - Cell Phone Phishing Scam
KUTV, UT - Mar 3, 2008
The Credit Union says they don’t know who owned the number. So that is just one phishing attempt at identity theft through your cell phone, but only one.
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