Washington Telephone Federal Credit Union Please Urgent Update - Washington Telephone Federal C Phishing Scams

Washington Telephone Federal C


Date Reported: 17th December 2005	Risk Level: MEDIUM

Email Subject:

Washington Telephone Federal Credit Union Please Urgent Update

Apparent Sender:

Washington Telephone Federal C

Return Address:

< service@wtfcu.org >

Email Format:

HTML

URL of Web Content:

http://www.rfc.ie/wtfcu/index.htm

Location:

Ireland

Scam number:

aa-1784

Comments:

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

Washington Telephone Federal Credit Union never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.

The REAL URL of the spoof website looks nothing like the actual Washington Telephone Federal Credit Union URL.

"To protect your account, Washington Telephone Federal Credit Union has one of the most advanced security systems in the world and our anti-fraud teams regularly screen the Washington Telephone Federal Credit Union system for unusual activity. "

Dear Washington Telephone Federal Credit Union customer ,

To protect your account, Washington Telephone Federal Credit Union has one of the most advanced security systems in the world and our anti-fraud teams regularly screen the Washington Telephone Federal Credit Union system for unusual activity.
We recently have determined that different computers have tried to login into your Washington Telephone Federal Credit Union account.
We temporary suspended you online account , to lift this suspension please update your account .
If this is not completed by December / 24 / 2005 we will be forced to close your account indefinitely until your renewed data is verified.

To update your account please CLICK HERE.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
Please understand that this is a security measure meant to protect your account.
We apologize for any inconvenience.

Thank you for using Washington Telephone Federal Credit Union services!
To: judith_flaherty@mcpsmd.org

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