Card Cracking has been in the local news recently and it’s becoming more common place in our local colleges and university and it’s a problem. Here is a good explanation of card-cracking from Wells-Fargo: You see a post on social media (primarily Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram) about making quick and easy money. The scammer will […]

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Be Alert and Aware at ATMs Use familiar, well lit ATMs whenever possible. If you need to use a non-ELGA ATM, make sure that it’s clear of obstructions and you know where the blind spots are located. Familiarize yourself with your ATM and make sure there are no signs of tampering. The card reader should […]

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The Co-Op Financial Services team is reporting an increasing number of ATM skimming cases so far this holiday season. ATM skimming, of course, is like identity theft for debit cards. Fraudsters use hidden electronics to steal the personal information stored on a card, and record the owner’s PIN number to access the hard-earned cash in the […]

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Cyber Monday promises a ton of deals for the savvy shopper. Scammers know this and they are ready with emails to flood your inbox with false promises. Before you click on that amazing deal you see in your inbox, make sure you’re going to a legitimate page. Do this by hovering over the link and […]

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It’s time for another reminder to always be vigilant to avoid communicating private information via unsecured emails. Please be aware of any e-mail that asks you to log in to your account, verify your account, or provide any other identity information. Be wary no matter what reason is given, and no matter how convincing the e-mail […]

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As a special thank you for signing up for the ELGA Alerts blog we want you to be the very first to get access to the New XpressLink Mobile Banking App. New! -Remote Deposit (deposit checks from your phone!) New! -Pay Anyone through PayPal from the app New! -ELGA Credit and Debit Card controls The new […]

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The parking lot at our Burton location will be closed for resurfacing at 1:00 pm on Saturday, October 10. The ATMs at this location will not be accessible during the resurfacing. We will reopen the lot on Tuesday, October 13. We appreciate your patience while we improve our parking area. For your convenience, please remember that […]

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ELGA Credit Union has been working diligently to bring our members EMV enabled credit and debit cards. Before we start replacing old cards with these new cards, we want to make sure that our current cardholders know that nothing changes with how you are covered for fraud. Why we are doing this? In an effort […]

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If you are ever in a situation where you try to use a VISA or MasterCard debit card with your PIN and your transaction is denied, please try the transaction again, but have the merchant run it as a credit card. Interbank networks (i.e. Maestro, Cirrus, NYCE, Money Pass, Plus) occasionally go down. These are the services […]

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A recent Facebook Meme for Mother’s Day could potentially hand valuable information about your children over to criminals. The meme asks you to post your children’s names, birth dates, birth weights and other information. A child’s identity is a blank slate, which unfortunately makes their social security numbers very attractive to criminals. Parents typically don’t […]

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