Phishing scam targets Texas Dow Employees Credit Union

I received ANOTHER phishing email yesterday, and want to post it so you will be better able to recognize a phishing email if you should ever get one.

This one raised warning flags right away, since I'm not a member of the Texas Dow Employees Credit Union (TDECU). After receiving it I forwarded it to TDECU and got a reply back that it was indeed a phishing scam, just as I had suspected.

Here's the scam phishing email, followed by TDECU's response:



Take this $20 Reward Survey

Dear TDECU member,

You have been chosen by our online department to take part in this quick and easy 5 question survey. In return we will credit $20 to your account - Just for your time! Helping us better understand how our customers feel benefits everyone.

With the information collected we can decide to direct a number of changes to improve and expand our online services.

We kindly ask you to spare two minutes of your time in taking part with this unique offer!

SERVICE: TDECU Online® $20 Reward Survey EXPIRATION: June - 28 - 2006

Confirm Now your $20 Reward Survey with TDECU® Reward services.

The information you provide us is all non-sensitive and anonymous No part of it is handed down to any third party groups. It will be stored in our secure database for maximum of 3 days while we process the results of this nationwide survey. Please do not reply to this message. For any inquiries, contact Customer Service. Document Reference: (GX4937FJJAH242XI3).

© 2005 - 2009, Texas Dow Employees Credit Union



Following is the email I received back from TDECU after I had forwarded the above email to them:


Brad,

Thank you for contacting TDECU. Do not respond to email messages that appear to come from Texas Dow Employees Credit Union. This is indeed a Phishing Scam.

• TDECU will not contact members via email to update accounts or enroll you in any programs.

• Please do not respond or click on links sent via email.

• Please do not provide account or any other sensitive information via email.

If you have any further questions, please let me know.

Jeri

Member Account Services