Who called from 4259981138

This is a fraud. Do not call it. Traces to Bellvue WA and is a residential number. Being used to scam people. Email will appear to be legitimate.

No phone call, just the same phishing email I reported the phishing attempt to Dept. of Homeland Security. This is unusual as there is no particular bank or credit union to report this to.

Part of phishing email sent from a generic Credit Union.  Scammers have harvested email addresses of NC schools & state & government employees.
Here is text of email:

sent from: "Credit Union" <[email protected]>

Dear Credit Union Customer,

We regret to inform you that we have received numerous fraudulent emails which ask for personal account information. The emails contained links to fraudulent pages that looked legit. Please remember that we will never ask for personal account information via email or web pages.

Because of this we are launching a new security system to make Credit Union accounts more secure and safe. To take advatage of our new consumer Identity Theft Protection Program we had to deactivate access to your card account.    

To activate it please call us immediately at (425) 998-1138

Activation is free of charge and will take place as soon as you finish the activation process.

If you think your identity has been stolen, here's what to do now:

1) Contact the fraud departments of any one of the three major credit bureaus to place a fraud alert on your credit file. The fraud alert requests creditors to contact you before opening any new accounts or making any changes to your existing accounts. As soon as the credit bureau confirms your fraud alert, the other two credit bureaus will be automatically notified, and all three credit reports will be sent to you free of charge.

2) Close accounts that you know or believe have been tampered with or opened fraudulently. Use the ID Theft Affidavit (PDF) when disputing new unauthorized accounts.

3) File a police report. Get a copy of the report to submit to your creditors and others that may require proof of the crime.

4) File your complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The FTC maintains a database of identity theft cases used by law enforcement agencies for investigations. Filing a complaint also helps the FTC gather more information about identity theft and the problems victims are having.

For more information, go to: http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/.


Please do not reply to this message. For any inquiries, contact Customer Service.
Credit Union National Association, Inc - Copyright © 2007

Research phone number and came up with this information:

Central Office - Wire Center
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Switch STTLWAKGDS0;
Network Element DSO;  
Central Office SEATTLE;
Address 417 2ND AVE W, Seattle, WA USA;
V&H Coordinates
Vertical
06336;
Horizontal 08896;
Carriers 7485;

Regional Carrier
OCN 7485 INTERNATIONAL TELCOM LTD - WA;
Category Competitive Local Exchange Carrier
Abbreviated Name INTERNTL TELCOM WA
Address 417 2ND AVENUE WEST, SEATTLE, WA 98119

LATA Number 674

I received the same email but I didn't call back since it is such a strange email to me!