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Date Reported: 29th January 2014 |
Risk Level: MEDIUM-HIGH |
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Email Subject: |
AMERICAN EXPRESS SECURITY NOTIFICATION |
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Apparent Sender: |
American Express |
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Return Address: |
account-update@americanexpress.com |
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Email Format: |
HTML |
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URL of Web Content: |
http://eleanorcostanza-portfolio.info/lemma/index. html |
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Anchor text of URLs: |
1) https://www.americanexpress.com/ |
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Location: |
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES |
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Scam number: |
22171-420025-1113074 |
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Comments: |
- Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at American Express by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.
- American Express 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!
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AMERICAN EXPRESS SECURITY NOTIFICATION
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Dear Customer,
As you may already know we ask our customers to update the contact details associated with American Express card account.
A recent review of your account determined that you need to confirm the information associated with your American Express account.
As the Primary Contact, you must verify your account activity before you can continue using your card, and...
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