honoluluadvertiser.com

Sponsored by:

Comment, blog & share photos

Log in | Become a member
The Honolulu Advertiser
Updated at 4:30 p.m., Monday, July 21, 2008

Phishing e-mail targeting Lihue credit union members

Advertiser Staff

Members of the Garden Island Federal Credit Union are the target of the latest so-called phishing e-mail that attempts to get people to disclose information linked to their financial accounts.

The e-mail tells people they've been selected to take a two-minute marketing survey. The e-mail says people will have $80 credited to their accounts if they click a link and fill out the online questionnaire.

The credit union based in Lihu'e said it was aware of the bogus e-mail and that it was taking steps to notify its members. In general, financial institutions say they do not send unsolicited e-mails asking people for information such as their account numbers, passwords, debit card information and Social Security numbers.