Notification:Columbus Bank - Columbus Bank And Trust Phishing Scams

Columbus Bank And Trust


Date Reported: 1st February 2007	Risk Level: MEDIUM

Email Subject:

Notification:Columbus Bank

Apparent Sender:

Columbus Bank And Trust

Return Address:

< secure-bank@columbus.com >

Email Format:

HTML

URL of Web Content:

http://60.51.209.128/us/columbusbankandtrust/ index.html

Location:

Malaysia

Scam number:

aa-4249

Comments:

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

Columbus Bank And Trust never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.

The REAL URL of the spoof website is disguised as "http://www.columbusbankandtrust.com/".

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 Columbus Bank And Trust URL.

"In order to be prepared for the smart card upgrade on Visa and MasterCard debit and credit cards and to avoid problems with our ATM services, we have recently introduced additional security measures and upgraded our software."

Dear Columbus Bank And Trust customer,

In order to be prepared for the smart card upgrade on Visa and MasterCard debit and credit cards and to avoid problems with our ATM services, we have recently introduced additional security measures and upgraded our software.

The security upgrade will be effective immediately and requires our customers to update their ATM card information. Please update your information by following the link given below.

http://www.columbusbankandtrust.com/

©Columbus Bank Online Banking

Remember : Columbus Bank And Trust will never ask for your ATM PIN.

Website:

Spoof website not online at time of report...

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