Beware of "Navy Federal Online Profile Temporarily De-Activated for Security Reason" Phishing Scams

Navy Federal Credit Union Member customers who have already been tricked by the phishing email messages are asked to change their passwords and contact Navy Federal Credit Union Member (NFCU) immediately before their money is stolen, online accounts hijacked and used fraudulently by cybercriminals.

The "Navy Federal Online Profile Temporarily De-Activated for Security Reason" Scam

From: NavyFederal CreditUnion <info11@uaf.edu>

Sent: Tuesday, November 7, 2017, 3:29:04 AM CST

Subject: Security Preferences Messages.

Dear Member,

Your NavyFederal Online profile has been temporarily De-Activated for security reason.

This may be due to changes in your IP address or locations

We require that you validate your Account Ownership to help ensure your safety and security.

Validate Your Account

We value your business and the opportunity to serve all your financial needs.

Thank You

Customer Advisory

Copyright 2017 NFCU.

Navy Federal Credit Union customers should never click on a link to sign into their online accounts. They should always go directly to https://www.navyfederal.org/ and sign into their accounts from there. Once they have signed in, they will be notified of changes, verification or updates that need to be done to their accounts.

Note: Some of the names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers in email samples on this website may have been impersonated.

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