possible fraudulent transaction occurred - VISA <transactions@mail.visa.c Phishing Scams

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Date Reported: 7th February 2010	Risk Level: MEDIUM

Email Subject:

possible fraudulent transaction occurred

Apparent Sender:

VISA

Return Address:

Not found

Email Format:

HTML

URL of Web Content:

http://sessionid_QCYRA3FCJ3T.cforms.visa.com.udasw
y.cz/secureapps/vdir/cholderform.php?ref277454272
50763919556234623630736700644671524615887291449594
86720795329&email=gerard-seibert@seibercom.net

Anchor text of URLs:

1)
http://sessionid_QCYRA3FCJ3T.cforms.visa.com/
secureapps/vdir/cholderform.php?refi459086513
772662102155782935335961&email=gerard-seibert
@seibercom.net

Location:

Location not available

Scam number:

7755-101813-324528

Comments:

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

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

The anchor text appears as a legitimate URL, but don't be fooled - clicking on it will take you to a phishing site!

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.

Dear VISA card holder,

A recent review of your transaction history
determined that your card was used at an ATM
located in Oman, but for
security reasons the requested transaction
was refused. You need to complete the VISA
Card Holder Form. You can do this
by clicking the link below:

HTTP://SESSIONID_QCYRA3FCJ3T.CFORMS.VISA.COM
/SECUREAPPS/VDIR/CHOLDERFORM.PHP?REFI45908651
3772662102155782935335961&EMAIL=GERARD-SEIBER
T@SEIBERCOM.NET

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Website:

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