News & Alerts
False e-mail claiming to be from the FDIC (07/06/2010)
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has received numerous reports of a fraudulent e-mail that has the appearance of being sent from the FDIC. For more information you can visit the FDICs website.
The subject line of the e-mails states, "you need to check your Bank Deposit Insurance Coverage." The e-mail tells recipients that, "You have received this message because you are a holder of a FDIC-insured bank account. Recently FDIC has officially named the bank you have opened your account with as a failed bank, thus, taking control of its assets." The e-mail then directs recipients to click on a link stating, "You need to visit the official FDIC website and perform the following steps to check your Deposit Insurance Coverage."
This e-mail and associated Web site are fraudulent. Recipients should consider the intent of this e-mail as an attempt to collect personal or confidential information, or to load malicious software onto end users' computers and should not click on the link provided.
The FDIC does not issue unsolicited e-mails to consumers. Financial institutions and consumers should NOT follow the link in the fraudulent e-mail.
Criminals often use names of organizations we all know to lure users into clicking links that may infect their computer. Users should always ask themselves if an email makes sense. If not, never click links or open attachments in the email. If suspicious, contact the agency directly to verify legitimacy.
Debit card fraud affecting members (06/21/2010)
A recent outbreak of debit card fraud is affecting members of Southwest Oklahoma Federal Credit Union. Rest assured that our credit union database and processing systems have not been breached or compromised. Rather, it appears that a third party merchant commonly used by some of our debit card holders has experienced a breach. As soon as we obtain more information we will pass it along tour members.
Over the past 96 hours, members have phoned the credit union to report charges appearing on their account from retailers in the Dallas-Ft.Worth metroplex.
However, the members have not traveled to the DFW area. Their actual debit cards have not been stolen, but their numbers are being used fraudulently.
Southwest Oklahoma Federal Credit Union utilizes fraud detection software to help protect our members' from potential debit card fraud. However, no system is foolproof.
Please check to make sure there are not any fraudulent charges appearing on your account. The easiest way to check your account is via Home Banking. If you are not already using Home Banking, you can enroll online by clicking the Home Banking link in the upper right hand corner of our homepage, www.swofcu.com, to begin the process. You can also contact us by phone at 580-353-0490.
If you try to use your SWOFCU debit card, and it does not work, it could be part of this recent outbreak of fraudulent activity. Please contact SWOFCU at 580-353-0490 if your debit card is not working properly.
Service restored (06/16/2010)
Our internet service has been restored! Home Banking is bank online!
ISP experiencing difficulties (06/16/2010)
Our internet service provider is experiencing technical difficulties. Without internet, our Home Banking transactional server is unavailable. We will keep you posted when additional information becomes available. If you have any questions, please give us a call at 580-353-0490.
Facebook Password Reset Scam (03/30/2010)
If you get an e-mail that appears to be from Facebook saying the company reset your password and urging you to open an attachment, it is a scam. ... McAfee warned people in a blog post recently to beware of an e-mail that appears to come from Facebook urging recipients to open an attachment to get their new password.
The attachment contains a password stealer that can potentially access any username and password combination used on the computer, not just the login credentials for Facebook. "This threat is potentially very dangerous considering that there are over 350 million Facebook users who could fall for this scam," McAfee says. "This is also the sixth most prevalent piece of malware targeting consumers in the last 24 hours, as tracked by McAfee Labs."
Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20000682-245.html via DHS Daily Cyber Report
Annual Meeting (03/10/10)
Southwest Oklahoma Federal Credit Union's Annual Meeting is set for March 25 at the Great Plains Technology Center. The meeting is slated to begin at 7 p.m.
Virus Collecting Financial Information (03/10/10)
Southwest Oklahoma Federal Credit Union has been informed that a computer virus that collects financial information has been detected. The virus, a Rootkit called ZBOT or ZeusBot, detects your online banking session and displays a second page that looks like your online banking login screen and shows the following warning message:
"We do not recognize the computer you are using.
To continue with Online Banking, please provide the information requested below."
If the user provides the information it is saved on the local hard drive in a hidden file and is assumed to be sent at a later time to a malicious website.
At this time many Anti-virus engines are still not detecting the variants of this malware and removing the code from one's machine or preventing its outbound notification, is difficult. If you believe your computer may have been infected consult a computer specialist.
Southwest Oklahoma Federal Credit Union will never solicit you for personal information, such as, credit and debit card numbers, passwords, or PINs. Contact us immediately if you think unauthorized access or fraud has occurred in connection with your Southwest Oklahoma Federal Credit Union accounts.
