The "Delta Community Credit Union Account Temporarily Locked" Phishing Scams

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Updated: Oct. 20, 2018 2018-10-20T09:14:52
Posted: Oct. 20, 2018 2018-10-20T09:10:37
Online Threat Alerts (OTA)

Delta Community Credit Union customers who have received the "Delta Community Credit Union Account Temporarily Locked" emails like the one below, which claim their account has been locked for security reasons, are asked to delete and not follow the instructions in them. This is because the emails area a phishing scam that is being sent by cybercriminals to frighten their potential victims into clicking on a link within the same email messages, which go to phishing websites that steal Delta Community Credit Union Member(Delta Community Credit Union) account credentials (usernames and passwords).

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

A "Delta Community Credit Union Account Temporarily Locked" Phishing Scam

Subject: Online Banking Security Alert.

Date: Thu 10/18/2018 4:58 PM

From: Delta Community Credit Union - info@deltacommunitycreditunion.com

Your account has been temporarily locked

For security reasons, we have temporarily locked your account access :

to start unlocking process please proceed below.

Verify My Account

We will ask you to enter your Online ID and Passcode for your protection.

You'll also be required to verify some of your information we have on record.

Online Banking Terms and Conditions

Delta Community Credit Union customers should never click on a link to sign into their online accounts. They should always go directly to https://www.deltacommunitycu.com/ 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.