(208) 301-9136

MOSCOW POLICE DEPARTMENT118 East 4th StreetMoscow, Idaho 83843Tel: 208-882-COPS    Fax: 208-882-4020PRESS RELEASEDecember 29, 2009On 12-29-09 at about 4:03 pm (Pacific Standard Time) people owning cell phones with SPRINT services may have received a text message saying their Latah Federal Credit Union card had been deactivated.  The message states to re-activate your card to call the number of 208-301-9136.  The Moscow Police Department and the Latah Federal Credit Union asks that people not to respond to this message.  This is an on going scam. If a person calls this number you will hear an automated recording asking you to enter your pin number and account number.  The person(s) on the other end can use the tones from the phone to get number a person has pushed and they will then have your card information.  The telephone numbers are called possibly with an automated dialing system, much like telemarketers use.  The person(s) enter an area code and the phone prefix and the computer system s****s dialing random numbers and sends an automated text message. To date, most of these messages have been sent on phones with sprint service.  A***n we want to ask everyone not to respond to these messages and not provide any banking information of any kind that comes to you via text or e-mail messages.  DANIEL L. WEAVER                                                                        Prepared by:            Chief of Police                                                                          Assistant Chief David Duke

I got this same message at 3:29 pm pacific today.208-301 belongs to Sprint/Nextel, and is****igned to Moscow, ID (which is in Latah county, and is where Latah FCU is based).Highly targeted fraud to be sure.

Both me and my girlfriend received this same exact text within 45 minutes of each other. Neither of us have an account with this bank/credit union(?) and we don't share a plan or anything like that. Just weird I guess. This was the message:"Latah FCU Alert: Your CARD has been DEACTIVATED. Please contact us at 208-301-9136 to REACTIVATE your CARD."

Latah FCU Alert. Your CARD has be DEACTIVATED. Please contact us at 208-301-9136 to REACTIVATE your CARD.

Latah FCU Alert. Your CARD has be DEACTIVATED. Please contact us at 208-301-9136 to REACTIVATE your CARD.Caller: Latah FCU4:08 pm  12/29/09