This is a crime that is increasing throughout the internet and other credit unions have recently been targeted by these thieves. At the United States Senate FCU, we are concerned about your Privacy and will provide up-to-date information that can affect you and your account.

What is Phishing? How they operate? How to Identify them? How to protect yourself?

Never respond to unsolicited requests for information. Whether over the phone, in an email or on a website, never give personal information if you haven’t initiated the contact. The United States Senate FCU – and credit union-related organizations such as, the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) and the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) – will never ask consumers for information in an unsolicited communication To update your Information online, open a new browser window and type directly in the Website address: http://www.ussfcu.org DO NOT ACCESS through doubted emails or web site links. Verify the legitimacy of anyone contacting you. Look up phone numbers and web sites on the United States Senate FCU’s monthly statements. Or, look up other companies in a phone book or on the Internet. The key is that you initiate the contact, using information you verify yourself. Review account statements regularly. If your statement is late in arriving, call us to find out why or better yet sign up for eStatements. Log in CU AnyHour to review your account activity to catch suspicious transactions. Look for the lock at the bottom of your browser and “https” in front of the CUAnyHour web address. Report it. If you fall victim, alert us immediately. Also, contact one of the three major credit bureaus – Equifax 800.525.6285, Experian 888.397.3742 and TransUnion 800.680.7289 – to determine whether to place a fraud alert in your file. This could help stop thieves from opening accounts in your name. Finally, notify the Federal Trade Commission at www.consumer.gov/idtheft or by calling 1.877.IDTHEFT

To find out about the different “phishing scams” that have attacked other organizations; please visit http://www.antiphishing.org/phishing_archive.html to view samples of phishing scams.