PHISHING Scams
Credit Union of Georgia has been alerted of recent attempts to obtain credit union member and nonmember information through phishing. Phishing is the act of contacting a user, falsely claiming to be a legitimate enterprise, in an attempt to obtain personal information to be used for identity theft purposes.It is of the utmost importance that you do not respond to outside requests for personal information via email or phone unless you yourself have initiated the request and are certain that the request is legitimate. If you believe you have received a suspicious email, please do not respond and for your protection, please delete the message immediately. If you believe you have received a suspicious phone call, do not give the caller any information and end the call immediately.
Here is a recent phishing scam: