Category: Safety & Security
Fraud Awareness Alert: Protect Yourself from Account Takeover Scams
Important: This is a general fraud prevention reminder. It does not indicate suspicious activity on your account. People Driven Credit Union may contact you regarding account activity or possible debit fraud. However, we will never text you asking for sensitive account information, and we will never ask you to move your money to another account for “safekeeping.” Fraudsters are becoming ...
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5 Digital Banking Tools That Can Help Protect Older Adults from Financial Exploitation
Elder financial exploitation protection is in desperate need, with the alarming and often hidden issue that affects many older adults and vulnerable individuals. It can happen through scams, pressure from someone the person knows, unauthorized access to an account, or manipulation by someone who gains trust over time. Financial exploitation can be difficult to spot because it does not always ...
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How to Help Prevent Elder Financial Exploitation
June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month. Learn the warning signs of elder financial exploitation and how to help protect a loved one
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Gas Pump Scam
A gas pump scam reported in Michigan is a good reminder to slow down for a few seconds before pulling away from the pump. Watch for This Gas Pump Scam Before You Drive Away Fraudsters may place a small screw, bolt, or object in the fuel pump handle cradle. This can prevent the pump from fully resetting after a person ...
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Don’t Let a Tax Scam Steal Your Refund
Tax season already comes with enough stress. The last thing anyone needs is a scammer piling on with fake threats, fake urgency, and very real attempts to steal money or personal information. Unfortunately, fraudsters know people are thinking about tax returns, refunds, and the IRS this time of year, which makes tax season a prime time for scams. Don’t Let ...
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AI Scams 101: Same Red Flags, New Packaging
AI is doing some amazing things, like letting computers respond to questions in a human-like way (that’s the “Large Language Model” part), generate images, create videos, and even mimic real voices. And because scammers are basically raccoons with Wi-Fi, they didn’t waste time using AI to turbocharge their con games. Here’s the key takeaway: the packaging is new, but the ...
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Account Takeover Scams Are Surging in 2026
If someone calls, texts, or emails claiming to be “your bank” and urgently needs a code from you, you’re not talking to a helper; you’re talking to a thief with a script. Account Takeover Scams are impersonating financial institutions to steal logins, one-time codes, and money. The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is warning about a spike in Account ...
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What to Do If You Think You’re Being Scammed (or Have Been Scammed)
Being scammed creates panic and urgency. Your job is to do the opposite: slow the situation down, verify independently, and take fast action where it matters. If you’re in the middle of a suspicious call/text right now: Hang up. Don’t reply. Don’t click. Then verify using a trusted number you already have. Step 1: Stop the Interaction Hang up (even ...
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Don’t Get “Juice-Jacked” for the Holidays: Why Public & Off-Brand Chargers Are a Hidden Cyber Risk
The holiday travel season has a funny way of turning responsible adults into phone-zombie survivalists. You’re sprinting through an airport, your boarding pass is on your screen, your battery is at 4%, and suddenly that free charging kiosk feels like a gift from the universe. But before you plug in, there’s a modern risk worth knowing about: “juice jacked.” It’s ...
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Helping Aging Loved Ones in a Digital World
Every family has that moment helping aging loved ones. Your mom taps the iPad like she’s afraid it might bite, or dad calls because the “TV remote is controlling the ceiling fan again.” Maybe your grandparents swear the computer “changed something on its own.” And there you are—half amused, half exasperated, and fully aware that you’ve somehow become their personal ...
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