SEFCU SCAM ALERTS

Vishing Scams

You may have heard about “phishing scams” that thieves use to gain access to your personal information. With this type of scam, a thief sends you a fake e-mail pretending to be a vendor you may already use − like PayPal or your financial institution – and tells you to visit a website to update your account information so the thief can gain access to your personal data. Now scammers are using a new ploy called “Vishing” to gain access to your personal data. Here’s how.