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BANK OF THE WEST ::: NOTICE
Bank of the West
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Date Reported: 27th June 2005  |
Risk Level: MEDIUM |
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Email Subject: |
BANK OF THE WEST ::: NOTICE |
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Apparent Sender: |
Bank of the West |
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Return Address: |
< customerservice@bankofthewest.com > |
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HTML |
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URL of Web Content: |
http://www.backernet.com.br/.../BOW/CheckSession. php |
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Location: |
Brazil |
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Scam number: |
aa-752 |
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Comments: |
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Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at Bank of the West by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.
- Bank of the West never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.
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The REAL URL of the spoof website is disguised as "https://www.bankofthewest.c0m/BOW/main.jsp? affiliate=9d1825494ae10".
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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.
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The REAL URL of the spoof website looks nothing like the actual Bank of the West URL.
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"We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in your Bank of the West account from a foreign IP address and we have reasons to believe that your account was hijacked by a third party without your authorization.
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Dear Bank of the West customer,
We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in your Bank of the West account from a foreign IP address and we have reasons to believe that your account was hijacked by a third party without your authorization.
If you recently accessed your account while traveling, the unusual log in attempts may have initiated by you.
However if you are the rightful holder of the account, click on the link below and submit, as we try to verify your account. (In case your are not enrolled use your Social Security Number as User Name and first 6 digits of Social Security Number as Password):
https://www.bankofthewest.c0m/BOW/ main.jsp?affiliate=9d1825494ae10
The log in attempt was made from:
IP address: 110.6.13.227
ISP host: 110.6.13.1.fastweb.rnet.org
If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choice but to temporally suspend your account.
We ask that you allow at least 48hrs for the case to be investigated and we strongly recommend not making any changes to your account in that time.
If you received this notice and you are not the authorized account holder, please be aware that is in violation of Bank of the West policy to represent oneself as another Bank of the West account owner.Such action may also be in violation of local, national, and/or international law. Bank of the West is committed to assist law enforcement with any inquires related to attempts to misappropriate personal information with the Internet to commit fraud or theft.
Information will be provided at the request of law enforcement agencies to ensure that perpetrators are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
* Please do not respond to this email as your reply will not be received.
For assistance, log in to your Bank of the West account and choose the "HELP" link.
Thanks for your patience as we work together to protect your account.
Regards,
The Bank of the West Corp. Copyright © 2005. All rights reserved.
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