EAP Educational Foundation 2023 Scholarship Winners
We are pleased to announce this year's EAP Educational Foundation Scholarship Fund award recipients. Each student will receive $4,000 to use in advancing their educational endeavors. Congratulations to the winning students!
Recognizing Local Top Performers Seniors in the Area!
The Foundation also awards top performing students in both electrical and HVAC technology programs. Congratulations to the seven students who were recognized by their schools!
Check out how other local industry associations are supporting students!
International Association of Electrical Inspectors (IAEI) Benjamin Franklin Chapter honored local electrical students in a ceremony during the Benjamin Franklin Chapter’s May meeting. Seven area electrical students were honored for their scholastic achievements in a ceremony during the chapter’s May general meeting. Read the full press release here.
IEC Pennsylvania celebrated the graduates of their apprentice program last month; congrats to the graduates!
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UECU Fraud Prevention Tip: Avoid Phone Spoofing Scams
UECU is committed to offering members relevant and insightful information keeping your private information safe.
Phone scammers often disguise their identity by using illegal spoofing techniques to send false information to your caller ID display. To trick you into answering, spoofers may use local area codes and numbers that look familiar. Or they may impersonate a company you do business with, such as a local utility, or even a government agency.
Here are some good ways to avoid being spoofed:
- Don't answer calls from unknown numbers.
- If you answer and it’s not who you expected, don’t hang on, hang up.
- If a caller asks you to hit a button to stop getting calls, just hang up.
- Never assume an unexpected call is legitimate. Hang up and call back using a number you can verify on a bill, a statement, or an official website.
- Be suspicious. Con artists can be very convincing: They may ask innocuous questions, or sound threatening, or sometimes seem too good to be true.
- Don’t give out personal information – account numbers, Social Security numbers or passwords – or answer security questions.
- Use extreme caution if you are being pressured for immediate payment.
- Ask your phone company about call blocking tools for landlines or apps for mobile devices.
- Report spoofing scams to law enforcement, the FCC and the FTC
Learn more at fcc.gov/spoofing.
EAP members can learn more about activating their UECU membership here.
