Alerts

Bethpage Federal Credit Union

Date:05.04.2006

Threat Type: Phishing Alert

Websense® Security Labs™ has received reports of a new phishing attack that targets customers of Bethpage Federal Credit Union. Users receive a spoofed email message, which claims that, due to multiple fraudulent activities, all customers are being asked to verify their accounts. This message provides a link to a phishing website, which prompts users to enter account information to resolve the issue.

This phishing site is hosted in Italy and the United States and was up at the time of this alert.

Phishing email:

Dear BethPage FCU Member,
Bethpage FCU Bank is devoted to keeping a safe environment for its community of consumers and producers. To guarantee the safety of your account, Bethpage FCU Bank deploys some of the most advanced security measures in the world and our anti-fraud units regularly screen the Bethpage FCU Bank database for suspicious activity.
We recently have discovered that multiple computers have attempted to log into your Bethpage FCU Online Banking account, and multiple password failures were presented before the logons. We now require you to re-validate your account information to us. If this is not completed by May 7, 2006, we will be forced to suspend your account indefinitely, as it may have been used for fraudulent purposes. We thank you for your cooperation in this manner. In order to confirm your Online Bank records, we may require some specific information from you.

What you need to do:
- Click here to log in with your User ID and Password.
- Enter the requested information and your online services will be reactivated. 
 
If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choice but to temporary suspend your account. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a security measure meant to help protect you and your account.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
Thank you for using Bethpage FCU Bank
©2006 BethPage Federal Credit Union.

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