Important Security Alert!!! - Wells Fargo Phishing Scams

Wells Fargo


Date Reported: 1st January 2009	Risk Level: MEDIUM

Email Subject:

Important Security Alert!!!

Apparent Sender:

Wells Fargo

Return Address:

Wells Fargo Online Banking < sec.alert@ wellsfargo.com >

Email Format:

HTML

URL of Web Content:

http://www.galleria-linart.de//apboard/ content/wellsfargo-online.php

Location:

Germany

Scam number:

aa-8461

Comments:

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

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

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.

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

"Wells Fargo Bank has been decided to implement EV SSL Certification on our Online Banking website."

Dear Wells Fargo Member,

Wells Fargo Bank has been decided to implement EV SSL Certification on our Online Banking website.
The use of EV SSL certification works with high security Web browsers to clearly identify whether the site belongs to the company or is another site imitating that company's site.

Please update your account to the new EV SSL certification UPDATE NOW.

Sincerely,
Account Sentinel Service
ЁП Wells Fargo Online

Website:

Spoof website not online at time of report...

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