Customer database regular maintenance. - Abbey Bank Phishing Scams

Abbey Bank


Date Reported: 18th December 2008	Risk Level: MEDIUM

Email Subject:

Customer database regular maintenance.

Apparent Sender:

Abbey Bank

Return Address:

< e-banking@ abbey.com >

Email Format:

HTML

URL of Web Content:

http://host217-36-227-28.in-addr. btopenworld.com/log/

Location:

Scam number:

aa-8370

Comments:

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

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

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

"We are currently performing regular maintenance of our security measures for online banking and customer databases."

Dear Abbey bank customer,
We are currently performing regular maintenance of our security measures for online banking and customer databases.
We apologize for the inconvenience but your account was randomly selected for verification and you'll be taken through a short authentication process. To start now Abbey Bank authentication process.

Please note! If we don't recieve the appropriate account verification within 24 hours since you've got this email your online access can be suspended until further notice. The purpose of this verification is to ensure your account has not been fraudulently used and you're not a victim of identity theft.

Thank you for understanding and helping us improve.

Equal Housing LenderMember FDIC© Copyright 2008 Abbey bank Corporation1-800-Abbey

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