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CU Benefits Express
February 16, 2010
Rheem Arkansas Federal Credit Union is now offering CU Benefits Express, a discount card program that provides members with significant savings on healthcare and lifestyle services such as vision care, chiropractic visits, prescription drugs, dental care, hearing aids, alternative medicine, vitamins, nutritional supplements, and diabetic supplies. Plus, savings on everyday expenses such as pet care movie tickets, legal services, roadside assistance, dining and recreation. This plan is not insurance, it is a discount program that will save users 10% to 60% on health-related, financial, legal and recreational services they already use all year long.
Come in and ask one of our staff about CU Benefits today!
COUNTERFEIT CHECK SCAM
August 13, 2009
The credit union has been getting calls about checks arriving by mail to individuals homes that are linked to a mystery shopper scam. Please be aware that unless you request a check from us you will never receive a check by mail. If you receive a check with a letter asking you to send a portion or all of the proceeds to someone else it is likely a scam and the check will not clear leaving you responsible for payment. If you have any question concerning a check you receive please call us. Our credit union is not the only financial institution being targeted by these criminals. Please be on the lookout for anything you receive in the mail that seems too good to be true. Chances are it is.
BEWARE OF SCAMS!
January 1, 2009
The credit union will NEVER call, text, or email you asking for account information. If you receive these messages they are attempting to collect your information for fraudulent use. Do not respond to them. If you have please contact the credit union immediately.
Getting ready for the big move!
November 1, 2008
The credit union is moving to its new office on Monday November 24th. It is located across the street from Rheem Manufacturing, behind the Z-Mart Store in Regions Park Suite #5. We are so excited about the new office and we hope you will be too!
Information on Stimulus Payments |
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Updated Feb. 15, 2008
Starting in May, the Treasury will begin sending economic stimulus payments to more than 130 million individuals. The stimulus payments will go out through the late spring and summer.
The vast majority of Americans who qualify for the payment will not have to do anything other than file their 2007 individual income tax return to receive their payment this year. The IRS will use information on the tax return to determine eligibility and calculate the amount of the stimulus payments.
The eligibility for and amount of stimulus payments to taxpayers will vary according to their income and family situations. Here are the various scenarios:
Information for Recipients of Social Security Benefits
The IRS and Treasury will be working closely with the Social Security Administration along with beneficiary organizations to ensure that all eligible individuals know what to do to receive a stimulus payment. In many cases, the taxpayer will be able to use the short tax return Form 1040A.
Consumer Alert on Rebate Scams
Taxpayers should be aware that there are identity theft scams involving the proposed advance payment checks, known informally as rebates to many Americans. The IRS knows of at least one telephone scam making the rounds which uses the proposed rebates as bait.
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Phishing Scam
April 16, 2007
Several banks in our area have experienced phishing e-mails being produced
fraudulently under the name of their organization. If you receive an
email from Rheem Arkansas Federal Credit Union (RAFCU) asking you
to click on a link and verify any personal account or password information,
delete it immediately and DO NOT RESPOND. It is not our practice to
send you an unsolicited email to collect or verify this or any other
account information.
Our current online access product is secure and no email lists have been compromised.
Frauds like this involve sending spam email to thousands of random email addresses
in geographical proximity of the bank, hoping to reach members
If you received a fraudulent email and have responded to it by entering your
personal information, please contact the Credit Union immediately by phone.
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