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Colonial Bank upgrade warning.
Colonial Bank
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Date Reported: 26th August 2008 |
Risk Level: MEDIUM |
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Email Subject: |
Colonial Bank upgrade warning. |
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Apparent Sender: |
Colonial Bank |
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Return Address: |
Colonial Bank Tech Support < updateservice@ colonialbank.com > |
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Email Format: |
HTML |
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URL of Web Content: |
http://colonialbank.webbiz.wirebiz. globalupdate.rnalid.update sessionke9hmnthvkzmo6k. securitychallenge.certificateupdate. sgwewr464.com/Colonial_ Bank.htm?/Secure/linkbrowse/ OSL.htm?LOB=2690751201&refer= E9hmNtHvKzMo6KE |
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Location: |
Unknown |
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Scam number: |
aa-7696 |
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Comments: |
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Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at Colonial Bank by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.
- Colonial Bank never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.
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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 has been chosen to look very similar to the actual Colonial Bank URL. Do not be fooled!
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"Dear Colonial Bank Customers."
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Dear Colonial Bank Customers. Protect your passwords!
- Never write down your passwords.
- Never share passwords with anyone.
- Change your password every few months.
- Change your password if you think it has been compromised.
For a password to be strong and hard to break, it should be at least nine characters long, contain characters from each of the following three groups: letters (uppercase and lowercase), numerals, symbols (all characters not defined as letters or numerals), not contain your name or user name and not be a common word or name.
Be sure your computer is up-to-date with security patches, anti-virus, and anti-spyware protection.
Download our latest all-in-one Internet software from our Customer Service Department to make your online life completely secured.
Press here to Start>>
Sincerely, Willie Blanton.
2003-2008 Colonial bank Support Team
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Website: |
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Spoof website not online at time of report...
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