Protecting your account ! - Wachovia Bank Phishing Scams

Wachovia Bank


Date Reported: 1st February 2010	Risk Level: MEDIUM

Email Subject:

Protecting your account !

Apparent Sender:

Wachovia Bank

Return Address:

memberservices@wachoviasonIine.com

Email Format:

HTML

URL of Web Content:

http://82.166.29.227/usi.html

Anchor text of URLs:

1)
https://onlineservices.wachovia.com/auth/Auth
Service?

Location:

Location not available

Scam number:

7603-100132-321479

Comments:

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

Wachovia Bank 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 Valued Customer,

We're committed to protecting you when you
bank with us. Our industry-standard levels of
security ensure that you can
always access your Wachovia Bank accounts
online with confidence.

To ensure you are always protected, we are
introducing a new programme of security
initiatives called BankSecureTM. Over
the next few months, you'll see a number of
initiatives that we'll put in place to make
sure you stay secure and to help
you protect your Internet...

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