ATTN: SCOTTIE SAVERS - WANNA SEE ICE AGE: DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS?

Sabine Federal Credit Union has a special club just for members under the age of 13. These lucky kids have been invited to a special showing of Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. (It will not be 3D.) Club members have already received their invitations and sent their RSVP. Due to the high demand, we've added a second showing! There are still seats avialable for the Saturday, July 18th, 9:00 a.m. showing. If you would like to attend, RSVP is required because seating is limited. You may RSVP by contacting Chrissy Sorge at 988-1325 or email csorge@sabinefcu.org. Please note, this free event is exclusively for Scottie Savers and their parents.  It's not too late to open an account for your child!  It's a great way to provide financial education for your special boy or girl!

SABINE FCU CLOSED ON INDEPENDENCE DAY

Sabine Federal Credit Union will be closed on Friday, July 3rd in observance of Independence Day.  Please take advantage of our 24-hour services:

• Home Banking
• Online Bill Pay
• Visa Check Card
• MasterCard
• ATM (automated teller machine)
• Loans by Phone (after hours dial 886-3647, press option 8)
• Online Loan Application w/Instant Decision

Happy Independence Day!

TREAT YOURSELF RIGHT WITH A CHECKING ACCOUNT FROM SABINE FCU!

There is no monthly service charge, and there are no per check charges. Checking accounts with us are great! And that’s not the only great service we offer. In fact, we’re having a special promotion to highlight some of our other great services including Visa check cards, MasterCards, loans, E-Statements, or online bill pay. Just apply for any one of these qualifying services between June 15th and August 14th, 2009 to have your name entered into our drawing. The winner will receive a new 32” LCD HD TV*.

* No purchase necessary to enter and win. See official rules for details. Sabine Federal Credit Union is insured by the National Credit Union Administration. Equal Housing Lender. Notice to postcard recipients: Account opening not required to receive chair.

ENJOY FREE ICE CREAM from 3 – 5 p.m. at the Strickland Drive office every Friday during the promotion.

SABINE FCU WARNS OF EMAIL SCAM

Sabine Federal Credit Union has become aware of a phishing scheme which has targeted some of our home banking members. The current scam is an email which notifies the member that they have successfully registered with the “Sabine FCU Homebanking application”. It will also provide a homebanking user id and a homebanking email address. The fraudulent email is sent from an email address which ends in @creditunion.com. This is not in any way affiliated with Sabine Federal Credit Union. Please do not respond to any unsolicited emails. If you have any questions, please contact a member of our accounting department at 409-988-1300 or 1-888-319-7328. Thank you.

IMPORTANT IRA UPDATE

President Bush has signed legislation that waives Required Minimum Distributions for 2009. The waiver means that traditional IRA owners and tradtional and Roth IRA beneficiaries will not have to take the RMD for 2009, but must resume RMD payments in 2010. Please note, IRA owners and beneficiaries can still take any distributions they wish during 2009. For more questions regarding your Sabine Federal Credit Union IRA, contact Donna Padgett at 988-1323.

* * * F R A U D A L E R T * * *

We would like to inform our members to be aware of a recent scam. We have had a report of a member who received a telephone call from an automated service claiming there was suspicious activity on his Sabine Federal Credit Union account. The member was asked to key in his account number. This is NOT legitimate. Sabine Federal Credit Union does NOT use an automated service to contact a member about suspicious activity, and we would NEVER ask for an account number on a call we initiate.

We have also been made aware of several phishing scams in which members are emailed from a fraudulent company posing as CUNA (Credit Union National Association), NCUA (National Credit Union Administration), Visa, Town North Bank, Verified by Visa, or even Sabine FCU. This email instructs recipients to "click here" to confirm your identity or acknowledge your account. The Credit Union and our associates will NEVER initiate emails soliciting your credit union account number, user name, password, PIN (personal identification number), credit card numbers or other personal identifying information. If you receive a similar email, do not reply. Delete it from your mailbox.

FEDERAL INSURANCE COVERS YOUR SAVINGS TO AT LEAST $250,000

Sound. Solid. Safe. No one has ever lost a penny of federally insured savings in a credit union. As not-for-profit cooperatives, owned and run for the benefit of members, credit unions have never been pressured to make risky investments. And deposits are federally insured to at least $250,000.

Learn how federal insurance safeguards credit union deposits at www.ncua.gov. You may also find a very useful "Tool Kit" at http://www.ncua.gov/ShareInsurance/Index.htm.

NEW: SCAM BY TEXT MESSAGE

A few of our members have reported receiving text messages telling them that their account has been frozen and they should call a number for more information. This is not something that an employee of Sabine Federal Credit Union or any company affiliated with Sabine Federal Credit Union has sent. Please remember that you should NEVER, ever give any of your personal information including name, account number, card numbers, etc. to an unsolicited request.