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Online Banking Records need to be updated

SouthTrust Bank


 

 
Scam Report
Date Reported: 10th May 2005 Whats this? Risk Level: MEDIUM Whats this?
 
Details
 
Email Subject:
 Online Banking Records need to be updated
Apparent Sender:
 SouthTrust Bank Whats this?
Return Address:
 SouthTrust Online Banking < info@southtrust.com > Whats this?
Email Format:  HTML Whats this?
 
URL of Web Content:
 http://confirm-southtrust.com/ Whats this?
Location:
 US Whats this?
 
Scam number:
 aa-462
 
Comments:
  • Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at SouthTrust Bank by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.


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


  • The REAL URL of the spoof website has been chosen to look very similar to the actual SouthTrust Bank URL. Do not be fooled!
     
Content
 
 
 
"This e-mail notification is to inform you that you need to confirm your account information."

Dear Member,

This e-mail notification is to inform you that you need to confirm your account information. This is a courtesy notification. It has come to our attention that your SouthTrustR account information needs to be updated as part of our continuing commitment to protect your account. Failure to confirm your records may result in your account suspension. Once you have confirmed your account records your session will not be interrupted.

To confirm your account records please follow the link http://confirm-southtrust.com

REMINDER FROM SOUTHTRUST: Information transmitted by e-mail is not secure and may be intercepted by a third party. The customer service forms on the Help Desk of the SouthTrust Web site are encrypted by SSL technology to protect your information when it is submitted to SouthTrust. Please do not reply to this message with confidential information. If you need to send us a message regarding a specific account number, user, PIN or password, or other confidential and personal information, be sure to use the customer service forms on our Help Desk (http://www.southtrust.com/st/ CustomerService/OnlineSelfService/) or call the SouthTrust Direct Center at 1-800-CALL-STB (1-800-225-5782).

This communication is confidential and intended for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this transmission is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error or are not sure whether it is confidential, please immediately notify us by return e-mail and destroy any copies, electronic, paper or otherwise, which you may have of this communication. Please notify us immediately if you do not consent, or if you revoke your consent, to e-mail communication. Opinions, conclusions, and other information expressed in this e-mail may not be those of SouthTrust Corporation.
 
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