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Courtesy of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

If you can answer YES to any of the following questions, you could be involved in a fraud or about to be scammed:
 

• Have you been informed that you were the winner of a LOTTERY—such as Canadian, Australian, El Gordo, or El Mundo—that you did not enter?
   
• Have you been instructed to WIRE, SEND or SHIP Money as soon as possible to a large U.S. city or to another country, such as Canada, England, or Nigeria?
   
• Have you been asked to PAY money to receive a deposit from another country such as Canada, England, or Nigeria?
   
• Are you receiving PAY or a COMMISSION for facilitating money transfers through your account?
   
• Did you respond to an email requesting you to CONFIRM, UPDATE, or PROVIDE your account information?
   
• Did you receive a CHECK from an item you sold on the Internet, such as a car, boat, jewelry, etc?
   
• Is the amount of the CHECK more than the item's selling price?
   
• Did you receive the CHECK via an overnight delivery service?
   
• Is the CHECK connected to communicating with someone by email?
   
• Is the CHECK drawn on a business or individual account that is different from the person buying your item or product?

If you encounter a scam, please report it to a branch, call Arizona Federal at (602) 683-1000, or email us through CU Online.