A fraudulent wire transfer of $121,000 has been reported by the Kellogg Community Credit Union at 41 Second St.

Credit union officials contacted Battle Creek police on Dec. 14 about the fraud, which they said occurred Nov. 17.

The manager told officers they received a wire transfer request from a member and processed it after calling the member at the number listed in their records to verify the request. The credit union then transferred the money but later heard from the member, asking why it had been done.

Officials told police they determined that someone hacked the credit union records for that member and changed the contact phone number so when officials called to verify the transfer they talked with the suspect and not the actual member.

The credit union officials told police they have given the case to their insurance company to reimburse the member and police said because the transfer was to a location outside the country, there was little they could do.

The case remains under investigation by police.