Phishing Scam Videos From The FTC

The Federal Trade Commission has released three videos to illustrate how folks try to phish you for your personal information.  This information may seem a little goofy but people are still falling for these phishing scams.  Click on the picture above to view the videos.

 

 

Debit Card Skimming

Remember, a debit card is like a blank check.

Make sure to hide PIN numbers when using a debit card.

Use a complicated PIN number.

NEVER leave a PIN number in a wallet or purse. 30% of ID theft comes from stolen wallets and purses. Thieves find PIN numbers written on a piece of paper.

If your debit card is lost or stolen report it immediately.

Avoid using isolated ATM’s. If something seems out of place with the ATM, for example: a strange looking device attached to it, something attached to the card slot or a person lurking nearby, do not use that ATM.

Fraud Prevention Absolutes

DFCU IT Manager, Jim Dowdle, submits his computer fraud & secuity tips to benefit our membership

• No one you have never met will ever offer you a share of millions of dollars
• No one buying something from you will send you a check in excess of the purchase price and request the difference be returned to them
• Free is free, you never have to pay for something you won
• Dannemora Federal Credit Union already has your account information. We won’t call to ask for it and NO we never know your personal identification number.
• If it sounds too good to be true – IT IS!

Do and Don’t of Online PINS and Passwords

 

DFCU IT Manager, Jim Dowdle, submits his computer fraud & security tips to benefit our membership

• Don’t use last 4 digits of Social Security number
• Don’t use a birth date
• Don’t use mother’s maiden name
• Don’t use your telephone number
• Do use a combination of letters and numbers

DFCU Donates to the Interfaith Food Shelf

Matthew Barbell, Branch Manager/Marketing Coordinator poses with Interfaith Food Shelf Representative, Dorothy Crawford

As part of a “fee” for offering shredding services to the community at our 3rd Annual Shred Day, we asked anyone that attended to donate a non-perishable food item to the Interfaith Food Shelf.  We collected all of the donations, and dropped them off on June 18th.  Over 150lbs. of non-perishable food was donated!  We’d like to thank everyone that donated at Shred Day for their generous contribution!

DFCU’s 3rd Annual Shred Day

We  held our 3rd Annual Shred Day on Saturday, June 6th.  All Clinton County residents and businesses were invited to bring up to 20 banking boxes (and some did!) of confidential information to shred. In return, we asked that anyone who used the shredding service bring a non-perishable food item to donate to the Interfaith Food Shelf.   A representative from the COPSCARE program was also at Shred Day to fingerprint children as part of an Amber Alert ready child ID packet for their parents.  The weather was great, and so was the turnout! 

A child is fingerprinted at Shred Day to create an Amber Alert packet for thier parents

DFCU board and staff were on hand to help with the shredding

DFCU staff hard at work

A Shred Day patron views his documents being shredded