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Account update notification

Bankwest IBS


Date Reported: 25th July 2010	Risk Level: MEDIUM-HIGH

Email Subject:

Account update notification

Apparent Sender:

Bankwest IBS

Return Address:

serv.ibs.services@bankwest.com.au

Email Format:

HTML

URL of Web Content:

http://festiveratings.hostshield.com/bankwest/upda
te/cgi-bin/rib.aspx1.htm

Anchor text of URLs:

1) Click here to update your account, 2)
Click here to update your account

Location:

Location not available

Scam number:

11500-156545-411418

Comments:

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

Bankwest IBS never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.

Received: Sunday, 25 July, 2010, 6:26 AM

Dear Customer,

During our regular update and verification
of the Bankwest Online Banking
Service, we could not verify your current
information. It is either your
information has been changed or incomplete
and as a result,your access to
use our services has been limited.

To restore your Online Banking access,
kindly update your information by
following the link below.

Click here to update your account

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