Commonwealth Credit Union Phishing Scam
Reported January 23, 2007
The message highlighted below is a phishing scam that targets Commonwealth Credit Union's website. The scam is asking the member to logon to Home Banking in order to reactivate his/her account. THIS IS A SCAM! It is wise NEVER to logon to your account using a link within an email.
If you receive the message below, please disregard and do not click on the link within the message.
*****TEXT OF THE SCAM EMAIL APPEARS BELOW*****
Dear Member,
This is your official notification from Commonwealth 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.
SERVICE: Home Banking. EXPIRATION: Jan, 25 2007
You are requested to visit our website, login to your account and fill in the required information. Please click on the link below:
https://www.ccuky.org/onlineserv/HB/
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and appreciate your assistance in helping us maintain the integrity of the entire banking system. Please do not reply to this message. For any inquiries, contact Member Service.
Sincerely,
Gary Wallace President
