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How to Protect Yourself from Identity Theft & Avoid Phishing Scams

Click here to learn about common identity theft practices and the steps you can take to protect yourself!

WARNING - PHISHING SCAM: Fraudulent e-mails and text messages commonly circulate using the name or logo of financial institutions and ask for account information. Please DO NOT provide any account information. We will NEVER email or text message you asking for personal data or account information.

One of the latest internet scams may be happening right in your email inbox. "Phishing" or phony emails using spoofed/ fake Web sites that try to fool you into revealing personal financial data, can sometimes look deceivingly legitimate. NEVER give out your personal or financial data via email or by following a link from an email. Recently, a series of fake emails that appear to be from the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) or the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) has been asking for account data. There have also been a series of fake text messages that appear to be sent from credit unions asking for ATM/Debit card data. These messages should not be responded to and should be deleted. If you feel uncertain about an email that was sent to you in the name of your financial institution, call to verify or visit the institution's main website using your web browser, not the link provided. You will probably find that there is no urgent need to verify your account information. After all, your financial institution should already have this information.

MAFCU's Member Service Center can be reached at 301-944-1800 or 800-95-MAFCU. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions about communications that appear to be from the credit union, but ask for information to be verified.

More Tips:

• Always be suspicious of any email form or email linking to a web site asking you to verify usernames, passwords, credit card numbers, social security numbers, etc.
• Always ensure that you're using a secure website when submitting credit card or other sensitive information via your Web browser
• To verify that you are on a secure Web server, check the beginning of the Web address in your browsers address bar - it should be "https://" rather than just "http://"
• Ensure that your browser is up to date and security patches applied

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