"Navy Federal New e-Payment Transfer Confirmation" Phishing Scam
Navy Federal Credit Union members are asked to be on the lookout for "New e-Payment Transfer Confirmation" email messages like the one below, which claim a temporary hold has been placed on incoming e-payment transfer. The phishing or fake email messages are being sent by cybercriminals to steal their online banking account credentials, personal and financial information, therefore, recipients are asked to delete them.
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.
The "Navy Federal New e-Payment Transfer Confirmation" Scam
From: " Navy Federal Credit Union " info@spartansfc.com
Date: August 22, 2018 at 1:07:22 PM CDT
Subject: New e-Payment Transfer Confirmation
Navy Federal Credit Union
Home | Branches ATMs | Contact Us
Navy Federal Security Zone
Access xxxxxxxxx
Dear Member,
You have a new e-payment transfer. For security reasons, temporary hold has been put on the incoming payment as we require a solid validity between the sender and the receiver
Kindly take a moment to sign in to your account validate your account.
SIGN IN NOW
Payment will be posted into your account within 24 hours.
Thank you,
Navy Federal Online Team
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