Beware of phish posing as CUNA site

MADISON, Wis. (2/16/05)--If you've received an e-mail message purported to be from the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) and asking for your account information, do not click on the link. It's a fraudulent e-mail attempting to collect account information, commonly known as phishing.

CUNA, the national trade association for credit unions, says its website, www.cuna.org, was the subject of an illegal phishing e-mail message sent to some credit union members. CUNA's Center for Personal Finance is warning people who receive the e-mail to not click on the link to the fake information and to instead delete the message.

"Do not click on the website link in a message that's telling you that the organization's information is slightly out of date or incomplete," says Jan Garkey, special materials editor for CUNA's Center for Personal Finance. "If such a message asks for information, don't give it to them, even if it looks like it's from an organization you do business with," Garkey warned.

"Lots of websites are being phished. All the consumer has to do is delete the message. Your credit union already has your personal information and will not contact you and ask for more," she said.

If you've received such a message and clicked on the link, contact your credit union immediately.

For more information on phishing, use the resource links.

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Resource Links
Anti-Phishing Working Group resource list
How to Avoid Phishing Scams
ID Theft: How to Prevent It and How to Get Over It
Resources to fight phishing fraud


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