ARLINGTON, Va. – CUNA and NCUA have already been hit a number of times and now it is NAFCU's turn.

NAFCU reported last week that its Web site (www.nafcu.org) had been phished and not to reply to any e-mails in its name seeking credit card information. Some NAFCU employees showed up to work last Tuesday with e-mails from about 10 consumers alerting them that they had received what appeared to be fraudulent e-mails claiming to be from NAFCU, according to NAFCU Senior Vice President of Communications Jay Morris.

A link in the e-mail took them to the bogus site, which asked for their name, address, and credit card information. “I was surprised at how authentic it looked,” he observed.

Morris added, “I'm not aware of anyone who actually entered credit card information.” He said NAFCU did not know how extensive the phishing attack was.

NAFCU's web host tracked down the bogus site and it appears to have been shut down now, but Morris commented that these types of things pop up all the time. He pointed out that NCUA and CUNA have both been phished more than once.

NAFCU posted a news item on its Web site about the attack last week and notified its membership via e-mail. The trade association has contacted the authorities as well.

Anyone who believes they have received a phishing e-mail and would like to file a complaint should contact the Internet Fraud Complaint Center at [email protected].