This time of year is wonderful! It’s wonderfully busy . . . wonderfully cold . . . wonderfully fun… and some times, wonderfully expensive. To help out, we offer members our Holiday Skip. You can “skip” one Pacific Cascade loan payment either November, December, or January (except Visa, Mortgage or Weatherization loans). Print and complete… Read full post »
Is it Real? OR an IRS Phishing Call?
Calls From the IRS: Do They Happen? Shared from a Tax Act blog By Valerie Rind “Hello, Mr. Brown? This is Maria Santos from the IRS,” barked the authoritative voice on the phone. “It’s important that I speak with you about your 2018 income tax return right now. I need some personal information from you.”… Read full post »
Upcoming BALANCE Webinars
Upcoming BALANCE webinars cover some great topics. Such as: NOVEMBER — BREEZING THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS: It may be called “the most wonderful time of the year” but December can also be filled with unwanted debt with holiday spending. Learn budgeting strategies and tactics to avoid that year-end credit card crunch and sidestep debt traps in… Read full post »
New scams to keep your eyes and ears open for — Don’t Be Fooled!
It seems that scammers never take a holiday. And they are getting pretty good at their trade; here (below) is a link to some new, very sophisticated scams that are fooling even the unfoolable. (if there were such a person). As always, PCFCU is here to help. If you are ever in doubt, give us… Read full post »
Counterfeit Cashier’s Check Scams
The FBI has created a flyer that credit unions can offer members to help educate members about current scams, what to look for and how to avoid them. Here is the flyer: fraud_alert-2 Feel free, of course, to give us a call or stop by a branch if you question a check or an event… Read full post »
NEW Email Phishing — supposedly from EPA
We have heard from a member about getting an email, purportedly from the EPA, with their logo and “Sustainability in Eugene” header. It goes something like this: “The OR Department of Environmental Protection in conjunction with EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) are contacting you to ensure your business is in compliance with Federal Environmental Regulations…. Read full post »
BEWARE — NEW SCAM! ERR Old Scam Revamped
This new Evil Locky Ransomware Strain Evades Machine Learning Security Software Here is the latest tactic in the cat-and-mouse game between cybercrime and security software vendors. The bad guys have come up with a new ransomware phishing attack, tricking users to open, what appears to be, a document scanned from an internal Konica Minolta C224e…. Read full post »
Equifax Cybersecurity Incident
Equifax CEO and Chairman, Rick Smith, reports in this video facts surrounding the Equifax Cyber Breach. On September 7, 2017, Equifax Inc., announced a cybersecurity incident potentially impacting 143 million U.S. consumers. Criminals exploited a U.S. website application vulnerability to gain access to certain files. Based on the company’s investigation, the unauthorized access occurred from… Read full post »
Dog DAZE of Summer
Remember to bring your four-legged friends in. Don’t leave them in the car when you visit any PCFCU branch. We have doggie treats that are guaranteed to get a woof of approval from even your most finicky pup — and water bowls to help hydrate the furry wonders. Here’s a picture of Oreo discovering the… Read full post »
New Phishing Scheme! Trickbot
Beware — there’s a new phishing scheme that’s running wild out there. It’s called trickbot. It comes disguised as a bill from a financial institution, and the perpetrators are getting pretty clever about having it look right – the right graphics, right colors, etc. It’s going to be hard to know it’s not real. It… Read full post »