I didn't get a call from this number, but I did get this exact same e-mail, only it said it was from Mazuma Credit Union, where I do not have an account. There are no clickable links in the e-mail, just a direction to call this phone number -- 870-390-4311.
Sounds like phishing has just gone to the next level.
66 Federal Credit Union temporarily suspended your account.
Reason: Fraud attempts
To reactivate your account call the total free number: 870-390-4311
• Don’t click on links within emails that ask for your personal information.
• Never enter your personal information in a pop-up screen.
• Protect your computer with spam filters, anti-virus and anti-spyware software, and a firewall, and keep them up to date.
• Only open email attachments if you’re expecting them and know what they contain.
• If someone contacts you and says you’ve been a victim of fraud, verify the person’s identity before you provide any personal information.
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I didn't get a call from this number, but I did get this exact same e-mail, only it said it was from Mazuma Credit Union, where I do not have an account. There are no clickable links in the e-mail, just a direction to call this phone number -- 870-390-4311.
Sounds like phishing has just gone to the next level.
I received the same email, with the same phone number, also from Mazuma CU. I definitely do not have an acct there, and have never heard of the place before.
We do have an active account with Mazuma and got the above phone number and message by email. . We get enough of these that it was recognizable as a phishing attempt. Did Google on the number and landed here as I hope others do who might take it as a real message from Mazuma. Mazuma is a Kansas City Missouri based credit union - formerly Federal Employees Credit Union.
And interesting side note. - when viewing the message online via Webmail from my internet provider I get to see the "ENCODING" and this one came up Cyrillic (Windows 1251) -nearly all others come up USA / Western Europe ( ISO -8859-1) so even without reading the text the email gives itself away as likely having a connection to Russia or another of the FSRs.
I'm not sure if calling the number is an attempt merely to generate an expensive inbound phone call or to continue the ruse and try to extract banking info via a live contact. Not going to experiment to find out.
A reverse lookup on the number seach says the number is in Camden, AR and another search does show the 870 area code to be in Arkansas USA. That's quite a ways from Kiev or Moscow. Don't know and not going any farther.