MSN payment is Suspended

Another Spoof Email and Phishing Scam report by MillerSmiles.co.uk - click this image to go to our home page.

MSN payment is Suspended
19th January 2005

please forward any scams you've received to spoof@millersmiles.co.uk

Report Summary
Date Reported	19th January 2005
Apparent Sender	MSN
Return Address	MSNBill Manager < msnprocessing@msn.net >
Subject	MSN payment is Suspended
Format	HTML
Method	Spoof email links to a spoof webpage where victim is prompted to enter their details believing the site is genuine. Details are then forwarded to a local script and captured.
Bogus Web Content?	Yes
URL of web content	http://211.137.5.253:880/?dOWTHytbf=wintqxetMttjTWRaVjbfJRiAOctmwjrTtHlJfqRRzbdtXWiRhjYQdtrR jBfHKyAefMOjeHcEIgMGcWzihybjGucQVhyGFYKKLAVQtYvReizhgYpmxrxdLzUHHtnmraYeBUVJTqCYAbfG awUxNqBAQwhyOwLhwKlXFhHzyjxZlCGlYAJLRkmITutxPUFmGRklZTKydtyoKeCJFmxxzJgheoFVjkiPducd mNBqXaGTeirJwOhVzncEDTAMTJEWeGZruBIrBpaGztpViyQILUnpCNdvzHqDnpVIRFbtVcZuvppFN&eml=x x@x.xhnAbC=QDqUZPCp
RISK LEVEL	MEDIUM
WARNINGS	1. Email claims to be from MSN asking you to confirm your account data by clicking on the link. You will be taken to a spoof login page where your details will be captured by the phishers. 2. MSNl never send users emails requesting details in this way. 3. URL of spoof website obviously not MSN. 4. URL disguised as text " Hit here ". 5. Website traced to China. 6. When the link is clicked, your email will be sent to the scammers via the URL and a script on the spoof webpage.

" Dearest Msn client, This is an automated email-notification sent to your registered email-address."

If you have received this email, please remember that it is very common for these email scams to be redistributed at a later date with only slightly different content or the same but with the fake page(s) hosted by a different provider. Also, once you have received one of these hoaxes, it is also common place to receive at least another one and usually a day or two after the first, although not necessarily from the same apparent sender.

The Spoof Email ...

Dearest Msn client,

This is an automated email-notification sent to your registered email-address.
Please don't reply to it as it will't reach the just department.
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Recently there have been many reports of fraud activity regarding stolen account information and stolen identities.

This requires a full update on your records matching our database information to suit the future prolongation of account billing.
You will be prompted to provide full and complete information regarding your account with us just so you can identify your online personality.

Please take six minutes to fill out the forms.
Failure to update your online records will result in a halt of your email account and a possible reactivation fee.

Please Hit here to update your billing records.

Thank you for using Msn,
MSNTech Department.

The Spoof Website ...

Not online at time of report, but likely to resemble the real MSN home page when online.


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MSN payment is Suspended 19th January 2005

MSN payment is Suspended
19th January 2005