*****CREDIT UNION CLOSINGS*****
We will be closed Thursday November 27, Friday November 28, and Saturday November 29.
Middletown Area Schools Credit Union has been independently rated and recommended by Bauer Financial INC. We have received 5 STARS which is the highest rating. MASCU wants all of our members to feel safe banking with us. MASCU has been serving our members for 72 years and we look forward to many more! Checkout www.bauerfinancial.com to see our rating and compare us with other credit unions.
******Phishing Scams posing as Credit Unions******
Multiple phishing scams posing as Ohio credit unions have started circulating. Members and non-members are receiving e-mails and phone text messages informing them that their online account access has been suspended. Recipients are given a phone number to call to re-instate their online access (this is how the fraudsters steal their account information and potentially withdraw funds). Several credit unions have already had members fall prey to these scams. Phishing is the practice of sending an e-mail that appears to be from a financial institution with the goal of persuading online banking users to share sensitive information that can be used to commit fraud or identity theft. The criminals that send out these e-mails can copy our logo and imitate the "look and feel" of our messages to try and persuade you that the e-mail is genuine. If you respond to these messages by sharing personal financial information, please contact MASCU immediately. Always remember that MASCU will NEVER ask you to click on an e-mail link to share sensitive financial information. Also, MASCU will NEVER ask you to call any telephone number other than 513-422-2392.
*****Jury Duty Scam******
Jury duty scams have been around for years, but have seen a resurgence in recent months. Communities in more than a dozen states have issued public warnings about cold calls from people claiming to be court officials seeking personal information. As a rule, court officers never ask for confidential information over the phone; they generally correspond with prospective jurors via mail. If someone claiming to be an officer from the courts calls you to say that you failed to report for jury duty and needs to verify your birth date, social security number, maybe even a credit card number, hang up the phone. Never give out personal information when you receive an unsolicited phone call. For more information on this and other scams, go to www.fbi.gov and type scams in the search box.
*****Are You In Debt Danger?*****
Are you in debt danger?
- Are you overwhelmed by the amount of debt you have?
- Are you making your payments but not seeing the balances go down?
- Are you being contacted by your creditors?
- Are your accounts beginning to fall behind?
If you're not in debt danger you probably know someone who is. The answer might be free credit counseling from Trinity Debt Management. In addition to one-on-one with a certified counselor, and free educational materials, you may be able to be part of a program that will help bring your accounts current, reduce interest rates and combine your debts into one manageable monthly payment. Credit counselors are trained to help identify budget and credit problems and provide solutions for managing credit card debt. Contact Trinity Debt Management for free budget and credit counseling and options for eliminating credit card debt: 1-800-793-9019 or www.trinitycredit.org
*****MEMBER'S POSTS******
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