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Security Alerts

February 14, 2013: Phishing emails posing as TurboTax Messages

Please be advised that we have been made aware of a phishing campaign currently underway that is using emails that appear to be related to TurboTax. The email does not contain a link; however, the email has a .zip attachment that contains malware. Do not open the attached.zipfile. 
If you receive emails that appear to be from TurboTax stating that “Your State Return Has Been Rejected,” please be aware that these are not from Teachers Credit Union or TurboTax. Please do not open the attachment and do not forward the email. Delete the email.
Recommended steps for those who may receive the phishing email:

  1. Do not open the attachment in the email.
  2. Do not forward the email to anyone else.
  3. Delete the email.

 

March 7, 2012: Phony Intuit Order
Members have received an email entitled "Your Intuit.com order confirmation”, which is a phishing attempt.  Please review the email example below, and treat this email as suspicious. For more information from Intuit about this scam and how to protect yourself, please see http://security.intuit.com/alert.php?a=36

Beginning of Phishing Email example
Subject: Your Intuit.com order confirmation
Dear Customer:
Thank you for submitting an order with Intuit Market. We are working on and will message you when your order is shipped to you. If you ordered several items, we may process them in more than one shipment (at no extra cost to you) to ensure quicker delivery. If you have questions about your order, please call 1-800-955-8890.
ORDER INFORMATION
Please download your full invoice id #533729592359 information at Intuit small business website.
NEED HELP?

  • Email us at mktplace_customerservice@intuit.com.
  • Call us at 1-800-955-8890.
  • Reorder

Intuit Checks Quickly and Easily starting with the information from your previous order.
To help us better serve your needs, please take a few minutes to let us know how we are doing. Submit your feedback here.
Thanks again for your order,
Intuit Market Customer Service
End of Phishing Email example

 

   Rejected transfer
Transaction ID:  9143209364646
Reason for rejection  See details in the report below
Transaction Report  report_9143209364646.doc (Microsoft Word Document)

Rejected transfer
Transaction ID:
9143209364646
Reason for rejection
See details in the report below
Transaction Report
report_9143209364646.doc (Microsoft Word Document)

About NACHA
The NACHA Operating Rules provide the legal foundation for the exchange of ACH payments and ensure that the ACH Network remains efficient, reliable, and secure for the benefit of all participants. In its role as Network administrator, NACHA manages the rulemaking process and ensures that proposed ACH applications are consistent with the Guiding Principles of the ACH Network. The rulemaking process provides a disciplined, well-defined methodology to propose and develop and propose rules amendments to the NACHA voting membership, the decision makers for the NACHA Operating Rules.

More than 18.2 billion ACH payments were made in 2008, an increase of 1.2 billion over 2007. ACH payment volume continues to double every five years. The 2007 Federal Reserve Payments Study revealed ACH payments had the largest compound annual growth rate, 18.6 percent, of all U.S. non-cash payments.

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2011 NACHA - The Electronic Payments Association

March 1, 2012  - Fraudulent ACH email
Members have reported received the following scam email. Please be aware that NACHA does not process the ACH transaction. Do Not open the attachment and never click on links in unexpected email. Always call TCU regarding questions about your account or transactions. For more information about this NACHA-related phishing email, see the NACHA site  https://www.nacha.org/Fraud-Phishing-Resources .

From: The Electronic Payments Association [mailto:challenger@kurdogluholding.com.tr]
Sent: 11/17/2011 5:56 AM
To: recipient
Subject: Your ACH transfer

The ACH transaction (ID: 9143209364646), recently sent from your bank account (by you or any other person), was rejected by the Electronic Payments Association.

 


 

 

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