Beware of "Your Navy Federal Security Update" 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 "Your Navy Federal Security Update" Scam

From: Navy Federal. <softx@ucdavis.edu>

Sent: Sunday, April 1, 2018, 10:19:08 PM EDT

Subject: Your NavyFederal Security Update

Navy Federal Credit Union

Navy Federal Security Zone

SECURITY MESSAGE

Dear Member,

This email is to notify you that your Navyfederal account requires full profile update established per your security request. to prevent unauthorized access to your accounts,

Kindly click on Update Account

to verify your profile immediately to ensure your safety and security

UPDATE YOUR ACCOUNT

.Please don't reply directly to this automatically-generated e-mail message.

Thank you,

Navy Online Team

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.

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