Account Alert!

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Account Alert!
21st January 2005

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Report Summary
Date Reported	21st January 2005
Apparent Sender	Huntington Bank
Return Address	Huntington Bank< services@huntigton.com >
Subject	Account Alert!
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://66.206.11.72/register/register.htm
RISK LEVEL	MEDIUM
WARNINGS	1. Email claims to be from Huntington Bank 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. Huntington Bank never send users emails requesting details in this way. 3. URL not disguised so easy to spot as a spoof. 4. The reutrn email address is also spelt incorrectly. 7. Website traced to Spokane, USA.

" The Huntington Bank requests confirmation to online payment made by an IP address from Mexico to the web site"

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 ...

Dear Huntington Bank Valued Member,

The Huntington Bank requests confirmation to online payment made by an IP
address from Mexico to the web site www.cybersalesmall.com . We tried to
call you first, but we couldn't reach you.
The bank policy doesn't allow us to give you your account details, so you
will have to give them to us. Otherwise your account will be closed. There
hasn't been any withdraw from your account because a confirmation is needed.
If the order wasn't made by you, please follow this link to confirm your
details:
http://66.206.11.72/register/register.htm
If you don't follow the link, you will have to pay the products you bought.
This confirmation is taxes free. Our phone number 2024483075 Ext. 7365.

Huntington Bank Team
© Copyright 2004 Huntington Bank Corporation . All rights reserved.

The Spoof Website ...


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Account Alert! 21st January 2005

Account Alert!
21st January 2005