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March 8, 2010: Please be advised that there is a cell phone scam some members are receiving indicating that their debit card has been deactivated and provides a phone number to call to reactivatethe card. DO NOT CALL THE NUMBER- THIS IS A SCAM. Ignore and delete the message.
October 1, 2009: GHS has been advisedthat there is a Phishing Scam using text messages andemails stating that 'Your card has been deactivated...'Do not respond to this message, as it is a scam. GHSDOES NOT request such information via email or text messages.
October 1, 2009: Some GHS members are receivingfraudulent text messages stating 'Your credit union debit card hasbeen locked. Call (845) 765-9464 to reactivate.' Do notrespond to this message. GHS DOES NOT request such information viaemail or text messages.
If you did respond to the text message by giving youraccount number and PIN, please call our Support Servicesdepartment immediately to have your card blocked.
April 18, 2008: Some GHS debit cardholders arereceiving by way of their work email,the following phishing messageallegedly from Empower FCU: "an unauthorized person has tried tolog into your account from a foreign IP address. For securityreasons your debit card has been deactivated. Please contact theInformation Center at (XXX) XXX XXXX to activate your debit card.Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitoredand you will not receive a response." DELETE THE EMAIL AND DO NOTCALL THE PHONE NUMBER. GHS CARDS ARE NOT AFFECTED. IF YOU SHOULDGET THIS PHISHING EMAIL, PLEASE CALL GHS.
Contact the Federal Government if you have questions regardingrecently stolen Veterans' data 1-800-333-4636.
January 28, 2008: Though this is the time manypeople begin looking forward to tax refunds, it is also a timescammers ramp up their scams. Currently, there is a phony e-mailgoing around that even the Internal Revenue Service admits lookslegitimate. The e-mail indicates that there has been amiscalculation on your last tax return and you were due a refund.It then asks for your credit card information and social securitynumber. According to Jody Reynolds, an employee with the IRS, thisis one of the better 300 or so IRS scams going around. The IRSnever initiates contact by e-mail or by phone call," said Reynolds."If we want to get in contact with you, we do it first by letter."Again, the IRS will never e-mail you or phone you to inform you ofa tax refund, never. "If we've got a refund for you, we know how toreach you and we will send that to you in the mail or put it inyour bank account if you had already given us that information onyour tax return only," said Reynolds. If you receive an e-mail thatappears to have come from the IRS, call the agency or log on toIRS.gov so that an investigation can begin, then delete. Source-WISHTV-8
December 2007: This scam is spreading fast sobe prepared should you get this call. Most of us take thosesummonses for jury duty seriously, but enough people skip out ontheir civic duty, that a new and ominous kind of fraud hassurfaced. The caller claims to be a jury coordinator. If youprotest that you never received a summons for jury duty, thescammer asks you for your Social Security number and date of birthso he or she can verify the information and cancel the arrestwarrant. DO NOT give out any of this information. Thisis a new scam to steal your identity.
The fraud has been reported so far in 11 states, includingOklahoma, Illinois, and Colorado. This (swindle) is particularlyinsidious because they use intimidation over the phone to try tobully people into giving information by pretending they are withthe court system. The FBI and the federal court system have issuednationwide alerts on their web sites, warning consumers about thefraud. For more information clickhere.
March 2007: The information states that PINreversal can be used as a duress signal but THIS IS NOT TRUE. Theinformation suggests that if you are kidnapped or someone isrobbing you to reverse your PIN number at an ATM and it will signalan emergency such as described. Please note: PIN REVERSAL IS NOT AVALID SECURITY OPTION AT THE ATM. For ATMsafety information, please click here.
September 2006: Be aware of emailsrequesting participation in surveys. Often times the request willappear to be from your credit union or an affiliate. These requestsoften offer up opportunities to "win" if you participate.Ultimately they request personal account information. Do notrespond to such requests. Do not click on the links they mayprovide. Delete the email immediately.
Members, be cautious! Beware of bogus emails asking you toprovide personal data. Do not respond. Do not connect to any linksprovided. Never provide your account information when solicited.Recent scams have been prevalent via the Internet claimingcompanies need to "confirm" your information, "transaction wasrefused", change your PIN, or claiming they are concerned aboutpotential fraud. Do not respond.
