Account Authentication Error - Abbey Bank Plc Phishing Scams

Abbey Bank Plc


Date Reported: 7th September 2009	Risk Level: MEDIUM

Email Subject:

Account Authentication Error

Apparent Sender:

Abbey Bank Plc

Return Address:

noreply@abbey.com

Email Format:

HTML

URL of Web Content:

http://iphtouchtuto.com/forum/abbey/myonlineaccoun
ts2.abbeynational/e-banking/index.htm

Anchor text of URLs:

1)
https://myonlineaccounts2.abbeynational.co.uk
/CentralLogonWeb/Logon?action=prepare

Location:

Location not available

Scam number:

3892-53304-237342

Comments:

Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at Abbey Bank Plc by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.

Abbey Bank Plc never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.

The anchor text appears as a legitimate URL, but don't be fooled - clicking on it will take you to a phishing site!

The spoof website this email links to was not online at time of this report, but variations of the scam which link to working websites are bound to exist, so be wary! The website may have been taken down or disabled by the hosts, but quite often these websites are hosted on the personal computer of the phishers, so may only be online at certain times.

DEAR ABBEY CUSTOMERS UPGRADE

Due to concerns, for the safety and
integrity of the Abbey
account we have issued this warning message.

It has come to our attention that your Abbey
account information needs to be
updated as part of our continuing commitment
to protect your account in this year 2009 and
to
reduce the instance of fraud on our website.
If you could please take 5-10 minutes
out of your online experience and update
your personal records you wil...

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Website:

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