January 12, 2006

Fraudulent e-mail sent to Purdue employees

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – An e-mail sent to many Purdue employees that claimed to be from the Purdue Employees Federal Credit Union (PEFCU) and requested personal financial information is actually a fraudulent message, according to PEFCU and Purdue officials.

The e-mail comes with the subject header "Urgent Notification!!!" and is sent from the address "service@purdueefcu.com." The message claims that the recipient's account has been accessed by an unauthorized third party and requests that the recipient follow a link that goes to a fraudulent Web site. Both the e-mail and the Web site use the PEFCU logo.

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