Phishing Scheme Attempts To Impersonate NCUA

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — NCUA is concerned consumers may fall victim to a new phishing scam that mimics the regulator's name and website.

NCUA said in a statement Tuesday morning that it has received several reports of an online phishing scam that uses a website with a design and logo similar to its own in an attempt to con consumers into providing information or sending money.

The emails come from the National Credit Union, which appears to originate in Australia, but says it offers services in the United States, Europe and beyond. NCUA is alerting consumers that the two are in no way related and that the e-mails — which attempt to persuade consumers to provide Social Security Numbers, account numbers and login information — are not from NCUA.

NCUA is urging consumers who receive these emails to call its fraud hotline at (800) 827-9650 and contact the Internet Crime Complaint Center, a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center.