Confirm Your Identify - KeyBank Phishing Scams

KeyBank


Date Reported: 18th March 2005	Risk Level: MEDIUM

Email Subject:

Confirm Your Identify

Apparent Sender:

KeyBank

Return Address:

Key Team < support@keybank.com >

Email Format:

HTML

URL of Web Content:

http://www.planetchildrens.com

Location:

USA

Scam number:

aa-138

Comments:

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

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

The REAL URL of the spoof website is disguised as "http://accounts.keybank.com/ConfirmHelp?start=yes".

The REAL URL of the spoof website looks nothing like the actual KeyBank URL.

"Dear Key Bank customer. Please read this message and follow it's instructions Confirm Your Identity: "

Dear Key Bank customer. Please read this message and follow it's instructions

Confirm Your Identity:
We are performing maintenance, which may interfere with access to your Online Services. Due to these technical updates your online account has been flagged and we must confirm that you are the rightful owner of the account. To Confirm Your Identity click the link below, Please make sure you do this in a timely fashion as we look forward of bringing you updates regularly

To get started, please click the link below:
http://accounts.keybank.com/ConfirmHelp?start=yes

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This e-mail contains information directly related to your account with us, other services to which you have subscribed, and/or any application you may have submitted.
Key Bank and its service providers are committed to protecting your privacy and ask you not to send sensitive account information through e-mail.

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