Front line protection at FTCU means preventing fraud before it can sack you!

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If you've been a victim of Identity Theft, download this PDF file that can help you get your life back.

Tips for protecting your identity and account(s)
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Visit the Federal Trade Commission's website: www.onguardonline.gov where you can take interactive quizzes to see just how savvy you are when it comes to how to protect your personal information.

"It Might be a Scam" if...

• If you receive a letter or email telling you that you have won the lottery, just inherited money, will be paid to assist the moving of found funds, and all you have to do is cash a check and wire money – you can be sure it is a scam.

• if you are asked to clear a check through your account and then wire the money. Ask yourself why they would pay you to wire money instead of just depositing person’s check in their own account? You can be sure... it's a scam.

•if you get an email from NCUA stating they'll credit your account for $X amount of money if you answer their survey - you can be sure it's NOT from NCUA and is a scam to get your account information.

• if your financial institution sends an email and asks you to click on a link to update your information – you can be sure it is NOT from your financial institution and is a scam.

• if your financial institution, eBay, PayPal, or other legitimate website sends you an email stating your account has been frozen due to suspicious transactions, and asks you to click on a link to change your password – you can be sure it is NOT from your Financial Institution or a legitimate company, and is a scam.

• if you get an email from what appears to be the IRS telling you there has been a problem with your tax return and you need to click on the link so it can all be straightened out........or, the "IRS" is telling you that you did not receive your full refund and "just click on the link," and give your account information so the money can be placed directly into your account --- it might be a scam.

All the cases above are scams… if you have entered your information in response to any of the above scenarios, or anything similar, please contact your Member Service Representative immediately.

Florida Telco Credit Union will never send you an email that asks you to click on a link to "update" or "confirm" personal information such as your social security number, passwords or account numbers. Should you receive a suspicious email that appears to be from Florida Telco, and you're not sure, please email us via this address: info@floridatelco.org, and we'll happy to confirm it for you.

Tip: If you receive an E-Greeting from "a family member" or some other generic name, it probably contains a Trojan that is designed to allow someone to take control of your computer. Real E-Greetings tell you exactly who it's from. If you get one that doesn't, or you don't recognize, just delete it.
 
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Protect your Personal Computer from "Scumware"
by Larry, the IT Man at Florida Telco

Special Report: Crimes against the Elderly.

It has been said that the world is often unfair. Today approximately one of every eight Americans must face the realities of aging. Being old and victimized seems among the cruelest of inequities. Elderly situations vary, as do the ways the elderly deal with growing older. Regardless of their circumstances; however, most old people say they worry about crime with many fearing they may become victims. As a group, older people can be a powerful and active force. As individuals, they can be vulnerable and may need help. The vulnerability of some of its members sets this population apart from other age groups also concerned about crime. More...