Charter Oak Federal Credit Union latest target of a phishing scam
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A phishing scam has been reported targeting customers of the Charter Oak Federal Credit Union in the Connecticut area. The scam is swamping the Groton and New London areas with an automated message informing customers and non-customers alike that their card has been suspended.
Those who received the call were then asked to call up a number, presumably in Des Moines, Iowa (shades of a similar scam currently underway on customers of the Andrew Johnson Bank residing in the Green County and Knoxville area). Doing so would help them reactivate their cards, the recorded message advised.
People calling up the given number were asked to verify their credentials by submitting their credit card number, ATM PIN number and its expiry date.
Fifty people have been reported falling for the scam. Victims shudder on recalling the scam as it seemed so real. They say, anyone receiving the call will instinctively panic and be prone to calling up the phony number to give away their confidential details.
It is suspected that criminals behind the scam, twice tried using account information so obtained, to steal from them. The attempts were traced to Spain.
FBI is now looking into the scam. The number from which the calls were being made has now been deactivated. The bank, on its part, is warning all customers of the scam by putting up alerts on its websites, branch offices and in its phone system.
Source: Wtnh.com
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