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Date Reported: 31st July 2005  |
Risk Level: MEDIUM |
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Email Subject: |
Bank of the West security alert |
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Apparent Sender: |
Bank of the West |
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Return Address: |
< service@bankofthewest.com > |
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| Email Format: |
HTML |
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URL of Web Content: |
http://217.173.193.9/.BOW/home/index.htm |
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Location: |
Poland |
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Scam number: |
aa-959 |
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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 "http://www.bankofthewest.com".
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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 regret to inform you that your account at BOW Online Banking could be
suspended if you don't update your billing information."
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UPDATE YOUR ACCOUNT
Dear valued customer
We regret to inform you that your account at BOW Online Banking could be
suspended if you don't update your billing information. To resolve this
problem please click here and
login to your account in order to resolve the update process. If your
account information is not updated, your ability to access the Online
Banking using your account will become restricted.
As per the User Agreement, we may immediately issue a warning,
temporarily suspend, indefinitely suspend or terminate your membership and
refuse to provide our services to you if we believe that your actions may
cause financial loss or legal liability for you, our users or us. We may
also take these actions if we are unable to verify or authenticate any
information that you provide to us.
Due to the suspension of this account, please be advised you are
prohibited from using BOW Online Banking in any way. This includes the
enrolling of a new account. Please note that this suspension does not
relieve you of your agreed-upon obligation to pay any fees you may owe to
Bank of the West.
C Copyright 2005 Bank of the West. All rights reserved.
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