What is Identity Theft?
Identity theft happens when someone obtains your name, address, Social Security Number (SSN), bank or credit card account number, or other identifying information without your knowledge and uses it to commit fraud or other crimes. Visit the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) web site for additional information on preventing and responding to Identity Theft. Click here to visit.

E-mail Fraud ("Phishing")
Phishing is the sending of an e-mail to a user falsely claiming to be an established, legitimate entity in an attempt to scam the user into providing personal information that will be used for identity theft. The e-mail usually directs the user to visit a web site where they are asked to update personal information, such as passwords and credit card, social security, and bank account numbers that the legitimate organization already has. The web site, however, is bogus and set up only to steal the user’s information.  For more information, read the FTC Consumer Alert on Phishing. 

DFCU Financial and your e-mail address
DFCU Financial does not sell its partners/vendors the e-mail address you have provided to us. In the event you receive an e-mail that you believe to be from one of our partners/vendors, please consider this an unauthorized attempt to gain access to your personal information for purposes of fraud.