Scott Cam face of CUA spam

Phishing ring targets Credit Union Australia customers

Television celebrity Scott Cam has become the inadvertent face of a clever spam ring targeting Credit Union Australia customers.

The spam contains a photo of Cam along with official logos and content ripped from the CUA website.

Users are directed to a fraudulent online banking portal and asked to enter their web access number on a purportedly encrypted "scramble pad".

Customers are requested in typical phishing fashion to finalise account details, but then warns users that emails from cua.com.au - the official CUA address - are fraudulent.

To make the fake website appear more legitimate visitors to the fake phishing CUA Website are urged to call the real CUA phone number if they have "inadvertently responded" to emails from the .au address (even though this is the correct address).

The attempt to defraud CUA has caused an influx of users to call the credit union on its listed number and forward copies of fake emails to its fraud investigation unit, according to a CUA employee.

The bank did not respond to repeated requests by Computerworld to confirm the number of affected customers or what remedial action is being taken.

Comments

1

Rebecca

Mon 08/02/2010 - 17:46

I recieved a similar email!
i knew it was fake!!
i got the email yesterday, i guess this scammer is yet again on the rise!

2

Mark Parker

Sun 07/03/2010 - 09:22

Credit Union Australia are not a bank - they are a credit union.

3

Aldo

Mon 24/01/2011 - 01:19

One or more less than trustworthy individuals start a scam on CUA customers and now it is CUA's responsibility to report its "remedial" actions to Computerworld so that Computerworld can then publicise those actions to the world - including those responsible for the scam?

I don't think so, Computerworld. This is a matter for police investigation and legal action, and not telegraphing your punches. I believe that those customers who have been stung are ceceiving all the attention CUA can give them.

By all means report the story, but please, do not set yourself up as judge, jury or investigetor.

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