Alerting Service

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

Alerting Service
11th February 2005

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Report Summary
Date Reported	11th February 2005
Apparent Sender	WAMU
Return Address	Washington Mutual < support-auto28@wamu.com >
Subject	Alerting Service
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://www.wamu-network.com:6180/wamu/
RISK LEVEL	MEDIUM
WARNINGS	1. Email claims to be from WAMU 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. WAMU never send users emails requesting details in this way. 3. URL of spoof website disguised as " Washington Mutual Online Banking " 4. Real URL looks like WAMU. The phishers have used a very similar looking domain name - be wary! 5. Website traced to Solon, USA.

" Dear Washington Mutual Bank client, At Washington Mutual, we take security very seriously. "

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 Washington Mutual Bank client,
At Washington Mutual, we take security very seriously. As many customers already know, our bank is updating to new transactions security standards.
The new updated technologies will ensure the security of your payments through our bank.
This Washington Mutual security update will be effective immediately.
Please click on this reference: Washington Mutual Online Banking
This security upgrade will be effective immediately and requires our customers to update their ATM card information.
Again, thank you for using Washington Mutual.com

The Spoof Website ...

Spoof website not online at time of report...


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Alerting Service 11th February 2005

Alerting Service
11th February 2005