Posted On:
February 10, 2009
INDIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL ISSUES WARNING REGARDING CONSUMER CREDIT FRAUD VIA TEXT MESSAGE THAT COULD CAUSE INJURY TO YOUR CREDIT RATING
The Indiana Attorney General's office is issuing a consumer fraud alert regarding text messages which come from an entity described as "Finance Center Federal Credit Union". The text message allege to notify consumers that their account has unusual activity or has been deactivated. The messages instruct recipients to call a telephone number to provide personal information. The Attorney General reports that the scam is designed to take personal information from text recipients.
Consumers receiving such messages should report them to the Indiana Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division by visiting www.IndianaConsumer.com or by calling 1-800-382-5516.
