UNAUTHORIZED OVERSEAS WITHDRAWALS

20 June 2008 12:00 p.m. Eastern
Nicole Thompson

Online thieves increasingly are stealing consumers' money in yet another way—through ATMs. In fact, a 2005 report from Gartner Inc., a technology analyst firm, estimates that three million U.S. consumers were victims of ATM and debit–card fraud in the past year.

Credit union members in Indiana have found themselves victims of such fraudulent activity. The Associated Press has reported that credit union members—most from South Bend—recently had money taken from their accounts via ATMs in overseas locations including Russia, Ukraine, Nigeria and Spain. The unauthorized withdrawals are not the result of any internal data breach and an investigation is underway.

PEFCU is monitoring its members' accounts and will notify members if they are at risk; however, if you believe you have been the victim of this or another fraudulent activity, please contact PEFCU at 765.497.3328 or 800.627.3328.