Protect Yourself Against Phishing
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The good news:
The number of US adult victims of identity fraud decreased from 9.3 million in 2005, to 8.4 million in 2007.
Total one year fraud amount decreased from $55.7 billion in 2006 to $49.3 billion in 2007
The bad news:
Even though the number of victims and dollar amounts are down, it’s still a significant problem. The crooks committing the crimes are becoming smarter making it more difficult to isolate attempts at identity theft.
How can someone steal my identity?
• Dumpster diving
• Shoulder surfing
• Pretext calling
• Mail theft
• Workplace
• Skimming
• Theft
• Change of address
• Phishing
What is phishing?
Phishing is the criminally fraudulent process of attempting to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing
How to identify a phishing email:
• Typically use a generic greeting
• Frequently the messages will refer to an urgent problem
•May ask for personal account information such as:
– Account numbers– Date of birth– Internet passwords and user names
How to identify a phishing email (cont):
• Provide links that include a legitimate company’s name or web address, but the legitimate company has been spoofed.• Fraudulent emails will disguise or forge the sender’s email address so they look legitimate.• E-mails & pop-up websites may include incorrect grammar.
SCU examples:
The following slides are actual examples of phishing emails members and non-members have received.
What steps should you take?
• Call or visit your local SCU branch office
• Call 1-800-936-7730
• Email us at security@servicecu.org
Remember . . .
Service Credit Union will NEVER ask for your account information, PIN,password, or other personal information in an unsolicited request via email.
If you’ve received a phishing email:
• If you’ve opened the email, don’t follow the link.
• Don’t reply to the email.
• Don’t email personal or financial information.
If you’ve received a phishing email (cont.):
• Forward the email to spam@uce.gov• Forward any SCU emails to security@servicecu.org• Report the incident to the Internet Crime complaint Center at www.ic3.gov•File a complaint at www.ftc.gov or call toll free
–1-877-382-4357, –TTY: 1-877-653-4261
Protect yourself!
• Install and update current virus software
• Install firewall software to partially guard against spyware
• Use a secure browser
More information?
For more information on how to protect yourself and additional links to sites dedicated to protecting yourself against phishing, visit:
• servicecu.org• scambusters.org• antiphishing.org
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