Member News

Vacation extensions are now available through August - Stop in and see if you qualify!!!

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DECU has partnered with AAA. Click here for more information. Also, click here to read the latest newsletter from AAA. Must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view. Click here to download Adobe Acrobat Reader for free.

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Don't know where to look for consumer related problems? Check out the Consumer Action Website, a Federal Citizen Information Center. For more information, visit www.consumeraction.gov.

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Own Your Future - Governor Dave Heineman recently wrote a letter introducing a new cooperative program between the State of Nebraska and the federal government. They call this program Own Your Future. The goal of this new program is to encourage people between the ages of 45 and 65 to begin the process of planning ahead for future needs in terms of long-term care.

To order the “Long-Term Care Planning Guide” created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, call 1-866-PLAN-LTC (1-866-752-6582), or visit the Web site at http://www.aoa.gov/ownyourfuture. The cooperative planning guide provides ways to improve your own health, initiate family conversations, ensure your home’s accessibility, explore living wills, plan financially and identify appropriate community services.

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NCUA Phishing Scam Email - Credit unions continue to report that members continue to receive phishing e-mails that appear to be sent from NCUA. The message includes NCUA’s logo and is addressed to “Credit Union holder account.”

The first paragraph states, “Your credit union has joined our Federal Credit Union (FCU) network. For both, our and your security, we are asking you to activate an online account on our database. After activation you can login on our system with your SSN and your Credit/Debit PIN number.”

The message includes a link to the “FCU activation page” and concludes with “National Credit Union Administration Team apologize for any inconvenience.”

An Internet/E-mail Fraud Alert is posted on NCUA’s Web site.

If you receive an unsolicited e-mail alleging to be from the NCUA, take the following steps:

	Anyone who has received a fraudulent phishing e-mail purportedly from NCUA should forward the entire e-mail message to Phishing@ncua.gov.
	Do not open any attachments to the e-mail, in case they contain malicious code that will infect your computer.
	If you have received this, or a similar hoax, please file a complaint at www.ic3.gov.
	Remember, DECU and NCUA will never solicit personal/private information via e-mail.
	Use the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) web site, www.onguardonline.gov.

	Consumers can take interactive quizzes designed to enlighten them about identity theft, phishing, spam and online-shopping scams.
	Elsewhere on the site, consumers can find detailed guidance on how to monitor their credit histories, use effective passwords and recover from identity theft.

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