From the Desk of STAR Community Credit Union CEO Joe Kelly

Fraudulent Text Message Phishing Scam

July 29th, 2011

Dear Members:

Apparently a ‘Phishing’ scam began in our area using Mobile numbers as its target.

This scam is designed to dupe the recipient into believing their credit or debit card may have been deactivated.

The text asks the recipient to call and divulge their card information.

This alert appears to be from the STAR Credit Union.

Please Note: There has been no data compromise of the STAR Credit Union’s member data or information. A ‘Phishing’ scam is intended to obtain your personal information.

The STAR Community Credit Union does not text its members and would never ask for personal or cardholder information as it already has this information in its secure database.

If you received one of these Text Messages please disregard it. If you did call the purported ‘secure phone line’ and divulge any personal information, information about your credit or debit card, please contact your financial institution A.S.A.P.

Sincerely,
Joseph W. Kelly, C.E.O.