Scams continue targeting CUs, consumers

Jim Bishop, a member of Park View FCU, Harrisonburg, Va., was so busy preparing for the upcoming holiday season last December that he didn't suspect anything was wrong when a scammer called him on Christmas Eve saying his account had been suspended.

Bishop received the call at 3:30 p.m. Bishop was told his Visa account had been suspended, and was asked to verify his card information. Bishop, who was in the middle of wrapping gifts and preparing food, provided his personal information to the "legitimate"-sounding individual (RocktownWeekly.com Jan. 3).

Shortly after hanging up, Bishop suspected that he had been duped. He quickly called Park View FCU, but received a recording that the credit union had closed at 3 p.m. for the holiday.

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