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The holiday season leads to an increase in consumer spending and fraud.
Remain vigilant by following these fraud prevention tips and remember—GSCU will never ask for unsolicited personal information such as your card number, PIN, OnLine or Mobile Banking credentials, or one-time passcode. Only members calling into GSCU will be asked for personal information to verify their identity.
We have been made aware of a spoofing fraud trend that is affecting our members. See this blog to learn more.
2022 was a year that brought many challenges: a continuing pandemic, a rapidly rising rate environment and staffing shortages resulting from a tight labor
market. GSCU met these challenges head on, taking strategic actions to continue full service operations throughout our branch network and pivot services to meet members needs in this changing environment.
Many scams revolve around the idea of a family emergency, often a distraught grandchild calling, to build urgency and apply pressure to victims. Frequently, these scams target senior citizens with the fraudster contacting the victim noting they’re a family member or close friend.
We have been made aware of a spoofing fraud trend that is affecting our members. Spoofing is when a fraudster falsifies the information transmitted to your Caller ID to disguise their identity...
According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), over $1 billion has been lost to crypto-related scams since January of 2021. More than half that, $575 million, was in connection to these types of investment scams.
While making a phone call may seem harmless, you should always consider who's on the other end of the line. Cybercriminals can use callback phishing scams to trick you into calling them directly. Once you’re on the phone, cybercriminals will ask you to share sensitive information or grant them access to your device.
A porting-out scam targets a person’s mobile phone number when it is being ported during a change in phone service. Scammers with your personal information can interfere during the service change and hijack the phone number.
As the name suggests, an influencer is someone whose opinions influence a large social media audience. While influencers usually attract sponsorships from legitimate brands, these accounts can also be used as a tool for cybercriminals.