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Vibe Credit Union hosts Canton webinar on common scams and how to protect accounts
Summary
Vibe Credit Union led a fraud-prevention workshop in Canton Township covering imposter scams, phishing, card-skimming, password hygiene, and local resources including credit freezes and a card-control app. Staff urged attendees to report fraud promptly and to verify callers by calling known numbers.
Vibe Credit Union held a community fraud-prevention webinar in Canton Township to walk residents through the most common scams and practical steps to protect accounts and devices. Nouk, the credit union’s community engagement specialist, led the session and said the Federal Trade Commission reported consumers lost more than $12.5 billion to fraud in 2024, a figure she used to underscore the scale of the problem.
The presentation outlined frequent attack methods — imposter scams, phishing emails, fraudulent checks, vishing (voice scams) and smishing (text-message scams) — and recommended concrete protections. "Don't give out your account information," Nouk told the audience, adding that members should hang up on urgent-sounding calls and call their financial institution using a…
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