ALEXANDRIA, Va.—On the heels of a scam in which fraudsters mimicked elements of NCUA’s website, the agency is now alerting consumers about an alleged texting scam that uses one of the agency’s phone lines.
NCUA is alerting consumers that texts received from 703-518-6301 asking for personal information are not coming from the agency.
NCUA explained that it does not request personal or financial information from consumers.
In the texting scam, called “spoofing,” perpetrators mimic a telephone number to generate text messages. The texts may warn of a debit card reaching its limit or use some other trick to persuade individuals to provide personal information or go to a malicious website.
NCUA warned that consumers should not click on links in the message, provide information to any websites referenced in the message nor attempt to conduct any financial transactions through those websites.
More than 40 consumers around the country received text messages Tuesday, the agency reported. NCUA advised that consumers receiving these texts should contact NCUA’s Consumer Assistance Center Hotline, as well as the person’s financial institution.