CONGRATULATIONS! - Credit Union Phishing Scams

Credit Union


Date Reported: 28th June 2006	Risk Level: MEDIUM

Email Subject:

CONGRATULATIONS!

Apparent Sender:

Credit Union

Return Address:

< survey@cuna.org >

Email Format:

HTML

URL of Web Content:

http://211.24.161.72/reward/apply.html

Location:

Malaysia

Scam number:

aa-2950

Comments:

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

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

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

"You have been chosen by the Credit Union online department to take part in our quick and easy 5 question survey. "

Dear xxx@xxx.org,

CONGRATULATIONS!

You have been chosen by the Credit Union online department to take part in our quick and easy 5 question survey.
In return we will credit $50 to your account - Just for your time! Helping us better understand how our customers feel benefits everyone.

With the information collected we can decide to direct a number of changes to improve and expand our online services.

We kindly ask you to spare two minutes of your time in taking part with this unique offer!

SERVICE: Credit Union Online® $50 Reward Survey

Confirm Now your $50 Reward Survey with Credit Union® Reward services.

The information you provide us is all non-sensitive and anonymous No part of it is handed down to any third party groups.
It will be stored in our secure database for maximum of 3 days while we process the results of this nationwide survey.

Please do not reply to this message. For any inquiries, contact Customer Service.

Document Reference: (GX4937FJJAH242XI3).

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