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Customers of all financial institutions, including Servus Credit Union, should beware of "phishing" attempts. In a phishing attack, thieves use emails or fake ads to lure you to a replica of a real company's website, where they ask you to provide them with personal information, such as passwords, credit card or account numbers.
Click here to see a phishing e-mail that is currently circulating.
The site may look like just like the website of your financial institution or another reputable company, but it isn't! Clever thieves will use the information provided to steal your money or your identity.
Phishing attacks have been doubling every month. Recent research reports that one in twenty people are fooled by these types of attacks, which is why the thieves keep at it.
One of our goals at Servus Credit Union is to help you avoid getting caught by one of these scams. Servus Credit Union does not and will not send emails to members requesting personal information. Follow these steps to protect yourself
- Don't open email attachments from anyone unless you know the sender and you are expecting the attachment.
- Don't click on links in emails or web sites unless you are very sure the email came from someone you know and that the web site is actually the site you think it is.
- Don't disclose private information unless you initiated the need to do so.
- Contact Servus Credit Union immediately at 496-2000 about suspicious emails.
- Check your monthly statements and report any discrepancies immediately.
Dear Citizen,
After the last anual calculations of your fiscal activity we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $475.20
From 2009, we process refunds through your VISA / Mastercard Please fill the form below and e-mail it to canada.revenue.agency.org@gmail.com or simply reply it from this curent e-mail !
First Name:
Last Name:
Address:
City:
Province:
Postal Code:
Home Phone Number:
Mother's Maiden Name:
Date of Birth:
Social Insurance Number:
Credit/Debit Card Number:
Expiration date [ MM/YYYY ] :
Card Verification Code:
Card Signature/ATM PIN:
Bank Name:
We are asking for your personal information to ensure we access the correct account, enabling us to provide the tax return.
Internal Revenue Code Section 6105 allows us to request your Social Insurance Number, Credit/Debit Card number, Expiration Date, Cvv Code ( located on the back of your card ) and ATM PIN CODE for use in maintaining and accessing tax return information.
If you do not enter complete and valid information we cannot provide tax return.
Worm Regards,
Canada Revenue Agency
Servus Credit Union became aware of the following phishing attempt on November 12, 2008. If you receive this message, please delete it immediately and please do not follow the instructions provided in the email.
Dear Customer,
CONGRATULATIONS !!!
You have been chosen by Service Credit Union Online Department To take part in our quick and easy reward Survey. In return we will credit 100$ to your account - Just for your time! Helping us better understand how our customers feel, benefits everyone. With the information collected we can decide to direct a number of changes to improve and expand our online services. The information you provide us is all non-sensitive and anonymous - No part of it is handed down to any third party groups. It will be stored in our secure database for maximum of 3 days while we process the results of this nationwide survey.
We kindly ask you to spare two minutes of your time in taking part with this unique offer!
To continue please click the link below: Customer Satisfaction Survey >>
Copyright © 2008 Service Credit Union, Click on the following link to review or obtain a copy of our Privacy Policy Statement If you fail to provide the required information your account will be automatically deleted from the Service Credit Union, Database Note: We will be upgrading our yearly SSL EncryptedServer to prevent fraudulent activity. Reference ID:
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