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The last year has seen a tremendous increase in
the amount of identity theft by a technique known as Phishing. Phishing
is an Internet based scam where people develop an email campaign
or an Internet Website that impersonates a legitimate organization.
These people solicit personal and/or financial information from
you via email or the Website. This can include Social Security Numbers,
account numbers, passwords or PIN’s and of course credit/debit
card information. The email/Website usually implies that there has
been a problem or that you are going to lose access to a service
if you do not immediately provide the information they are seeking.
Other times there is a positive reward if you reply immediately.
If you reply to one of these Phishing attempts, you could risk serious
financial ramifications. You should never respond to any inquiry
asking for this type of information unless you can validate who
is asking for it.
Phishers generally recreate Websites that are almost
identical to sites you are familiar with.
Look at the bottom of the browser page for the
padlock icon. The locked padlock represents a trusted secured site.
If you don’t see a locked padlock then you are not actually
in our secure Home Financial Services (HFS) site and may be being “phished”.
Please be advised, Rohm and Haas Employees Federal Credit Union Credit Union will never contact
you via email asking for such information. If you receive a suspicious
email, please contact us immediately. If you receive a phone call
and are not sure it is from the credit union, please ask the person
their name and ask them if you can call them back at our regular
number.
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