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Lynn Farris
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WARNING - PHISHING Scam on Lakewood First Federal Customers.

Post by Lynn Farris »

Got this email today - it is a scam. It appears to go to a legitimate link. I called First Federal and was told it was just a way for some scammers to get my debit card number. BE CAREFUL

Dear Member,

This is your official notification from First Federal of Lakewood that the service(s) listed below
will be deactivated and deleted if not renewed immediately. Previous notifications have
been sent to the Billing Contact assigned to this account. As the Primary Contact, you
must renew the service(s) listed below or it will be deactivated and deleted.

Renew Now your account at First Federal of Lakewood immediately.

SERVICE: Online Banking.
EXPIRATION: May, 2 2007

Thank you for using First Federal of Lakewood Online service. We appreciate your business and the opportunity to serve you.

First Federal of Lakewood Member Service

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IMPORTANT MEMBER SERVICE INFORMATION
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Please do not reply to this message. For any inquiries, contact Member Service.
Copyright © 2007 First Federal of Lakewood, All rights reserved.
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." ~ George Carlin
Lynn Farris
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Post by Lynn Farris »

A different version on the scam today.



Dear Customer,





> First Federal of Lakewood Online department temporary disabled your account.


After three unsuccessful login attempts your account was temporary disabled until further investigations.

All cards (except the temporary cards) from this account are suspended.


You must reactivate your account at First Federal of Lakewood immediately, or you won't be able to use your cards again.

> Once you have completed these steps, we will send you an email notifying that your account is available again.
The information you provide us is all non-sensitive and anonymous - No part of it is handed down to any third party.



> Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience.



> To continue please click the link below
http://www.ffl.net/secureinternetbank/index.html

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Post by Jim O'Bryan »

Lynn

Thank for the heads up.

We have other banks in Lakewood and Cleveland being hit byt this fishing.


Always call, and give no information about accounts.


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