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Who is "Phising"
for Your Personal Information?
Recently, some consumers have been receiving emails that seem legitimate
and request updated billing, email or personal information. These
emails are designed to trick you into revealing your private information
-- possibly a Social Insurance Number, ATM PIN, bank account or
credit card numbers. This practice has become known as "phishing".
To make these e-mails seem more realistic, the senders often duplicate
the company logo and familiar formats or redirect to a fraudulent
website. These emails are often masked under the name of a trusted
source such as a trusted financial institution, an Internet Service
Provider - or even Peoples Credit Union.
What You Should Do if You Think You've
Been Phished
If you get an e-mail that warns you that an account of yours will
be shut down unless you reconfirm your billing or email information,
or that the bank/credit union is "missing" information about your
account, do not reply or click on the link in the e-mail. Delete
the email from your inbox and your deleted items. Report any suspicious
activity to the company where you maintain your account immediately.
If you have mistakenly responded to a phishing email pretending
to be from Peoples Credit Union, you should notify your local branch
immediately.
Recognizing Legitimate Requests from
Peoples Credit Union
- It is not our policy to use "Pop-Up" windows to collect information
about your accounts.
- It is our policy not to ask you to share personal information
via email.
- It is not our policy to ask for your PIN, Login User ID, Password,
Social Insurance Number, or other confidential information via
email.
- Peoples Credit Union will not claim we are updating our files
or accounts on you via email, nor threaten that your account is
in jeopardy if you do not update your account information immediately.
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