First United Bank and Trust® - Alerts. - First United Bank Phishing Scams

First United Bank


Date Reported: 12th April 2007	Risk Level: MEDIUM

Email Subject:

First United Bank and Trust® - Alerts.

Apparent Sender:

First United Bank

Return Address:

< security@security.com >

Email Format:

HTML

URL of Web Content:

http://0322.0063.0014.0037/webapps/ MyFirstUnitedBank/login.htm

Location:

Unknown

Scam number:

aa-4676

Comments:

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

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

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

"We are currently performing regular maintenance of our security measures."

Dear First United Bank & Trust Member,

We are currently performing regular maintenance of our security measures. Your account has been randomly selected for this maintenance, and you will now be taken through a series of identity verification pages.

If you do not perform this identity verification process in the next 24 hours, your account will be suspended. Protecting the security of your First United Bank & Trust account is our primary concern, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Please go to http://0322.0063.0014.0037/webapps/ MyFirstUnitedBank/login.htm and fill in the correct information to verify your identity.

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Thank you for using First United Bank & Trust.

First United Bank & Trust Customer Service

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