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Here's one of life's funny little coincidences. This afternoon just after I finished balancing my checking account and reading the article on Phishing in my credit union's newsletter, I received the following email. Here's a link to the credit union's real site and fraud alert message.

Florida Commerce Credit Union Alert Message

We recently noticed the following issue on your account: We would like to ensure that your account was not accessed by an unauthorized third party. Because protecting the security of your account is our primary concern, we have limited access to sensitive Florida Commerce Credit Union account features. We understand that this may be an inconvenience but please understand that this temporary limitation is for your protection.

If you recently accessed your account while traveling, the unusual log in attempts may have initiated by you.

However if you are the rightful holder of the account, click on the link below and submit, as we try to verify your account:

https://www.floridacommerce.org/

We thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help protect you and your account. We apologize for any inconvenience.

If you received this notice and you are not the authorized account holder, please be aware that is in violation of Florida Commerce Credit Union policy to represent oneself as another Florida Commerce Credit Union account owner. Such action may also be in violation of local, national, and/or international law. Florida Commerce Credit Union is committed to assist law enforcement with any inquires related to attempts to misappropriate personal information with the Internet to commit fraud or theft. Information will be provided at the request of law enforcement agencies to ensure that perpetrators are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

* Please do not respond to this email as your reply will not be received.

The link in the email is the correct URL but when you hover over the link you can see that it contains additional script. The last paragraph is especially ironic given the source.