What is phishing?

Phishing is the act of sending an e-mail to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft. The e-mail directs the user to visit a website where they are asked to update personal information, such as passwords and credit card, social security, and account numbers that the legitimate organization already has. The website, however, is bogus and set up only to steal the user’s information.

The credit union never requests personal information like phone numbers, credit card numbers, passwords, or social security numbers via email. If you receive an email and question its authenticity, please call us at 781-423-2022 to verify. Our website includes updates on various types of scams and frauds, please visit our fraud page for updated information.