Important Member Service Information - GTE Federal Credit Union Phishing Scams

GTE Federal Credit Union


Date Reported: 26th October 2007	Risk Level: MEDIUM

Email Subject:

Important Member Service Information

Apparent Sender:

GTE Federal Credit Union

Return Address:

< notice@gtefcu.org >

Email Format:

HTML

URL of Web Content:

http://www.quasarsystems.pt/ gtefcu.org/index.htm

Location:

France

Scam number:

aa-5859

Comments:

Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at GTE Federal Credit Union by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.

GTE Federal Credit Union never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.

The REAL URL of the spoof website looks nothing like the actual GTE Federal Credit Union URL.

"This is your official notification from GTE Federal Credit Union that the service(s) listed below will be deactivated and deleted if not renewed immediately."

Dear Member,

This is your official notification from GTE Federal Credit Union that the service(s) listed below will be deactivated and deleted if not renewed immediately. Previous notifications have been sent to the Billing Contact assigned to this account. As the Primary Contact, you must renew the service(s) listed below or it will be deactivated and deleted.

Renew Now your GTE Federal Credit Union Online and Bill Payer services.

SERVICE: CU@Home and Bill Payer.
EXPIRATION: October, 26 2007

Thank you for using CU@Home Banking service.
We appreciate your business and the opportunity to serve you.

GTE Federal Credit Union Member Service

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