"Suspicious Sign In Attempts Noticed" Navy Federal Credit Union Phishing Scam

Suspicious Sign In Attempts Noticed Navy Federal Credit Union Phishing Scam

Navy Federal Credit Union members are asked to be on the lookout for phishing email messages with the subject "Suspicious Sign In Attempts Noticed" that are being sent by cyber criminals, to steal their online banking account credentials, personal and financial information. The fake email messages, which claim that the recipients’ Navy Federal Credit Union accounts need to be updated to help protect their accounts and reduce fraud, or the recipients' need to verify their NFCU account' credentials, should be deleted by recipients and the instructions in them should not be followed.

Navy Federal Credit Union members are asked never to click on a link to sign into their online accounts, they should instead, go directly to www.navyfederal.org and sign in from there. If there is something wrong or there is something that they need to do with their accounts, they will be notified or alerted right after signing in. Doing this will prevent them from clicking on links in fake email messages that go to phishing websites, which will prevent cybercriminals from stealing their information and gaining access to their accounts.

Note: The Navy Federal Credit Union will never send their customers an email message requesting banking credentials, personal and financial information. And, they will never send an email message with an attached form requesting the same sensitive information.

A Sample of the Navy Federal Credit Union Phishing Email Message

From: Navy Federal <contatti@navyfederal.org>

Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2017 4:49 AM

Subject: Suspicious Sign In Attempts Noticed

Navy Federal Credit Union

Online Account Notification

Navy Federal Security Zone

Email for Account Owner.

Access XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Account Transaction Notification

Due to unusual sign-in attempts, a temporary hold has been placed on your account affecting your debit card . We request you re-activate your Navy Federal Online Account Access . SIGN IN NOW to re-activate your account.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. We value your membership.

Products & Services ?FAQs ?Mobile Banking ?Contact Us

Please do not reply to this email. This email is being sent from Navy Federal Credit Union at PO Box 3000, Merrifield, VA 22119-3000. For contact information, or if you have any questions about this email, please click here or call us at 1-888-842-6000.

Equal Housing Lender | APY= Annual Percentage Yield | APR= Annual Percentage Rate. ?2014 Navy Federal Credit Union. All rights reserved. Message and data rates may apply. Terms and Conditions are available. NFCU 33498-JC (5-14) Federally insured by NCUA.

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  • August 31, 2020 at 10:58 AM by an anonymous user from: Greenville, North Carolina, United States

    This is what I got. The eMail origin information I provided may be able to make a trace... maybe.

    "Suspicious Account Activity Detected.

    View in Browser

    Navy Federal Credit Union

    Navy Federal Security Zone

    Security Alert

    Access Restricted.

    We have temporarily restricted your Navy Federal account access due to multiple invalid login attempts from a new device on 8/31/2020 4:08:27 AM.

    Browser: Tor Browser.

    Device OS: Microsoft Windows 8.

    Estimated Location: Toledo, Ohio, US.

    What's going on?

    We noticed some unusual activity on your Navy Federal account on 8/31/2020 4:08:27 AM. We have taken this action as a security precaution to prevent potential unauthorized account access for your protection.

    What do I need to do?

    Please review and validate your Navy Federal account information to confirm your identity and keep your account activated.

    We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and appreciate your understanding.

    Thank you,

    Navy Federal

    Credit Union.

    Account Alert Sent To : j.0_1_-keiffer@suddenlink.net.

    Please do not respond to this message. Replies to this message are routed to an unmonitored mailbox.

    Products & Services

    FAQs

    Mobile Banking

    Branches & ATMs

    Contact Us

    FB TW

    Please do not reply to this email. This email is being sent from:

    Navy Federal Credit Union, PO Box 3000, Merrifield, VA 22119-3000. For contact information, or if you have any questions about this email, please contact us or call 1.888.842.6328.

    EHL Equal Housing Lender | APY= Annual Percentage Yield | APR= Annual Percentage Rate. © 2015 Navy Federal Credit Union. All rights reserved. Message and data rates may apply. Terms and Conditions are available. NFCU 33498-A (7-15)

    Important information about online security.

    Federally insured by NCUA.

    Privacy Policy"

  • June 26, 2017 at 11:36 AM by info

    Here is another scam:

    -Original Message-

    From: Navy Federal Credit Union [mailto:noreply@navyfederal.org]

    Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2017 11:57 AM

    To: Dylan Elks

    Subject: You have (1) new Security message

    Our Valued Customer,

    We noticed that a different computer has tried to access your online banking but failed with wrong identity challenge during the process. You now need to verify your Online Banking Identity.

    If this is not completed by June 21, 2017. We will be forced to suspend your account indefinitely, to avoid being used for fraudulent purpose.

    Click here to Verify My Accounts. <hxxps://tazatarin .com/wp-admin/js/ navyfedralcreditunion.org/>

    Thank you for your understanding as we work together to protect your account.

    Copyright © 2017 Navy Federal Credit Union Online Security"

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"Suspicious Sign In Attempts Noticed" Navy Federal Credit Union Phishing Scam