Security & Fraud Protection

DFCU Financial is committed to maintaining the privacy and security of your personal and private information.

Remember, we will never call you and ask for private information like account numbers, PINs, or one-time passcodes (OTPs), though we may ask to confirm this information if you call us

If you receive a suspicious call or text, please call us at 888.336.2700 to confirm the message is truly from us.


EnFact Fraud Protection Service

DFCU Financial uses the leading fraud-prevention service called EnFact to ensure your credit, debit, and ATM cards are protected. EnFact monitors your normal spending to evaluate your transactions and protect you from fraudulent activity. If EnFact determines a transaction is suspicious, it will contact you to verify the transaction in question.
Please be sure to respond to this call to prevent potential risk and avoid any restrictions that may be placed on your card. If you confirm that the transaction is not legitimate, the card is immediately blocked to prevent further fraud.

What to Expect When Being Called

  • EnFact’s automated call center will ask you to verify recent activity on your card.
  • You’ll be asked to verify your identity and provide your 5-digit zip code.
  • You’ll be able to respond via your touchtone keypad.
  • EnFact does not ask members to validate their identity by asking for social security numbers, a date of birth, or a one-time passcode (OTP).
Two-Way Text and Email Fraud Alerts

If a suspicious transaction appears on your card, you'll get a text asking if it's legitimate. Just respond "YES" to confirm, or "NO" to report the transaction as fraudulent and have your debit card blocked from additional fraudulent charges.

You’ll also receive emails with instructions on how to confirm a legitimate transaction or report it as fraud. Emails are sent from: noreply@EnFactNotifications.com.

Debit & Credit Card Fraud

Debit & credit card fraud involves the unauthorized use of another person’s card information to make purchases from their accounts or access funds. 

Please contact us if your Debit or Credit card is lost or stolen, or you suspect there have been unauthorized charges.

  • Debit:  Call us at 888.336.2700 during normal business hours or 833.448.0024 after hours to close your card.
  • Credit:  Call 888.999.0095.

How to Protect Yourself

  • Make sure your contact information is up to date with DFCU Financial in case EnFact needs to contact you.
  • Safeguard your cards and PINs.
  • Monitor your statements regularly for suspicious activity.
  • If you’ll be traveling, please make sure to download our CardCTRL app and manage all your DFCU cards through your mobile phone. CardCTRL is a free app that lets you manage when and where your DFCU credit and debit cards are used. You’ll receive near-real-time notifications alerting you to any unauthorized card use. CardCTRL also lets you control dependent purchases, and even lock your cards if they’re lost or stolen.
  • Or, you can provide us with your travel dates, the countries to which you’ll be traveling, and a phone number where you can be reached while traveling. 

DFCU Online and DFCU Mobile

When you use DFCU Online and DFCU Mobile, we encrypt your Member Number and password and use firewalls that act as a shield between the Internet and DFCU Financial’s internal systems. These precautions are intended to prevent anyone other than you and DFCU Financial from accessing your personal information.
While we work hard to protect and secure your accounts, there are several steps you can also take to help prevent unauthorized account activity:

  1. Install security software on your computer.
  2. Do not write down or share your log-in credentials or any other personal information.
  3. Log off when leaving your computer.
  4. Provide personal information only once you have logged in to DFCU Online from our website's homepage.

In addition to the safeguards outlined above, the federal government also provides protection for consumers. The same law protecting you from fraudulent credit card usage also protects you from unauthorized account access activity. Please refer to your Online Account Access Agreement for details.
 

Bill Payment

FraudNet, our Bill Payment Fraud Detection solution, provides fraud prevention capabilities by analyzing daily bill payment transaction data, comparing the data to suspicious fraud scenarios and examining user behavioral patterns.

When fraud is suspected, our representatives may hold processing of suspicious payments until the transaction can be verified as fraudulent or authentic. You may be contacted with questions and asked to verify your name and address, but will never be asked to provide your Social Security number.

If you have any problems or questions, call Bill Pay Customer Service at 888.918.7436 or send us a Secure Message through DFCU Online.

Identity Theft

When someone is a victim of identity theft, his/her name and personal information, such as Social Security number, address, health insurance information or job history is compromised.  The identity thief takes this information and applies for credit by taking out loans or opening new accounts in the victim’s name. The thief might also use that information to fraudulently apply for a job or use the victim’s health insurance plan to cover prescription drugs or see a doctor.

If you believe identity theft has taken place, here are steps you can take:

  • Place an initial fraud alert with all three credit bureaus in the United States to make it harder for an identity thief to open an account in your name. When you have an alert on your report, a business must verify your identity before it issues credit. The initial alert stays active for 90 days.

  • Order your credit reports. After you place an initial fraud alert, the credit reporting company will explain your rights and how you can get a copy of your credit report. Placing an initial fraud alert entitles you to a free credit report from each of the three credit reporting agencies.

  • Notify ChexSystems, a national consumer reporting agency, to place an alert or freeze on your profile to prevent unauthorized bank accounts from being opened in your name.

  • Complete the Report Identity Theft process on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) site at www.ftc.gov.  After you complete the process, print a copy of the Identity Theft Report. Take your Identity Theft Report to the police department and file a report. Obtain a copy of the police report or the report number and keep it with your Identity Theft Report.

The Identity Theft Report can be used to:
Get fraudulent information removed from your credit report

  • Stop a company from collecting debts that result from identity theft or from selling the debt to another company for collection

  • Get information from companies about accounts the identity thief opened or misused

Account Fraud or Compromise
Account fraud or compromise occurs when an unauthorized transaction posts to a member’s DFCU Financial account.  If you suspect fraud in connection with your DFCU Financial accounts, contact us right away at 888.336.2700. 

Suspicious Email

Phishing is when someone sends an email pretending to be a legitimate entity to scam someone else into providing personal information that will be used for identity theft. The email usually directs the user to visit a website where they are asked to update personal information (Member Numbers, Social Security numbers, PIN numbers, passwords) that the legitimate organization already has.

Read the FTC consumer alert on phishing.

DFCU Financial will never request that you send personal information via email and will not sell your email address to our partners and vendors. If you encounter a suspicious email or website that says it's from DFCU Financial, do not respond to it and consider this an unauthorized attempt to gain access to your personal information for purposes of fraud.

You should be suspicious of any email that appears to be from DFCU Financial containing links (other than a link to our website) to a page asking you for your personal information. Never provide personal information in response to an unsolicited request.

Forward suspicious emails and websites that claim to be affiliated with DFCU Financial to reportabuse@dfcufinancial.com so we can investigate the source. Once you have forwarded the email, please delete it from your mailbox. Please do not use this email address for conducting other business with DFCU Financial.

Tech Support Scams

Every year, millions of people are conned into giving access to their computers by tech support imposters. These imposters claim to be from Microsoft or other computer firms, but in reality, they are imposters looking to steal your information. 

Every year, some 3.3 million people fall victim to the tech support scam, costing victims around $1.5 billion. Once you realize what has happened, you'll need to take immediate action to minimize the potential damage. 

We want to help keep you protected, so we have come up with a 10-point plan to help you. You can read our plan here

Spoofing

In the constant fight against fraud, it is imperative that we work together to maintain your privacy and security. To that end, please remember that DFCU Financial will never ask you for confidential information.

If you receive a call requesting your account information, debit card PIN, or online banking password - even if it appears to be from a DFCU Financial phone number - please immediately terminate the call and contact us at 888.336.2700.

This is a fraud scheme known as "spoofing." Please refer to FCC guidance to learn more about spoofing.

 

Credential Stuffing

Credential stuffing occurs when hackers use stolen information, such as usernames and passwords, from database breaches or phishing software from one account, and attempt to gain access to another. The hackers prey on people's habit of using the same usernames and passwords for multiple sites. Using automated tools, they run large amounts of stolen information across multiple sites looking to find the same usernames and passwords being used elsewhere. Once they find a match, they can monetize the personal and financial information they gather.

Credential stuffing attacks are on the rise, but there are steps you can take to protect your DFCU accounts:

  1. Select a Login ID that is unique to you and to your DFCU account. This means you would only use that Login ID with DFCU Online and no other websites. Choose something that is unique...not your email address, your name, or anything else easily guessed. To change your DFCU Online Login ID, login using your existing login credentials, go to Settings and select Security Preferences.
  2. Change your password to something strong and unique that is only used with DFCU Online. Using the same password for multiple websites can increase the chances of fraudulent activity.
  3. DFCU Online uses multi-factor authentication to verify a login attempt. It is important to ensure the email address and phone numbers used to receive these secure access codes are accurate and only accessible by you. To review and edit these delivery options, login into DFCU Online, go to Settings and select Security Preferences.
While no breaches have occurred at DFCU Financial, fraudsters may use compromised credentials from other websites to attempt to access your accounts through DFCU Online. When these attempts occur, you may receive invalid password security alerts. If this happens to you, this is a signal that you need to strengthen your login credentials for DFCU Online.