| Details: Telephone Phishing
Several credit unions have reported that members are receiving
VoIP scam calls that are automated and insistent that the
cardholder call a toll free number to update important financial
information. Once the toll free number is dialed an automated
phone system asks for the card number, PIN and expiration date. VoIP
lines are telephone systems that utilize the internet instead of
traditional telephone land lines to deliver communication
services. The low cost of VoIP lines and relative ease with
which they are obtained have led Phishers to quickly adopt this
evolving technology to attack consumers on an entirely new
level. Please be advised that HRCCU currently does not use an
automated dialing system to update financial information. |