NEW SCAMS! STAY ALERT DURING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

Posted in Board Brief, KTFCU News on Nov 19, 2025

It's the holidays! 'Tis the season to celebrate with families and friends. It's also the most active time for shipping- online and in store. We have been buying online for many years. Each year, we see increasing schemes conjured up by scammers. We’ve documented many of them here. We want to remind you to be diligent about these scams. The newest scams involve using your personal info against you, using purposefully misleading information or using call-to-action threats. Let's look at each one.

USING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AGAINST YOU
The most disturbing new scam involves a phone call and y...

October 2025 Newsletter

Posted in KTFCU News, Newsletter on Nov 03, 2025

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Make Your Contact List Work for You (Part 3 of 3)

Posted in Board Brief on Oct 14, 2025

THE MOST DECEPTIVE TEXT SCAMS ARE THE SIMPLEST OR CLOSEST TO REALITY.

Here are two examples:

EZ Pass Scam
This Scam text is very, very deceptive because it looks legitimate and is very relevant to many New Yorkers. At least, it looks legitimate until you look closely at the link you are asked to click on (e-zpass.com-etcmsb.xin/us) and the phone number (+44 77365 870783).

You should know the official EZ-Pass URL for NY State is e-zpassny.com. The link e-zpass.com takes you to a spurious site. Also, EZ-Pass does not send texts from the United Kingdom (+44)! Delete it.

Personal Contact Scam
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