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Urgent information from Barclays iBank
21st April 2004

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

 

Report Summary
Date Reported
21st April 2004
Apparent Sender
Barclays iBank
Return Address
Barclays IBank support <suport@ibank.barclays.co.uk>
Subject
Urgent information from Barclays IBank
Format
HTML - designed to look like plain text
Method
disguised link leads to bogus web content
Bogus Web Content?
Yes
URL of web content
http://207.150.192.12/temp/cityde/1,,logon,00.php (URL of pop up style window)
RISK LEVEL
HIGH
WARNINGS

1. Employs script to open the genuine ibank.barclays.co.uk home page as a backdrop to the bogus page which is opened in a pop up style window - makes it look as if the pop up window is generated by the genuine page.

 

" Dear Barclays IBank Customer! For security purposes your account has been randomly chosen for verification. "...

 

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 Barclays IBank Customer!

For security purposes your account has been
randomly chosen for verification. To verify
your account information we are asking you to
provide us with all the data we are requesting.
Otherwise we will not be able to verify your identity
and access to your account will be denied. Please click
on the link below to get to the Barclays IBank secure
page and verify your account details. After verification
you will be redirected to the Barclays IBank home page.
Thank you.

https://ibank.barclays.co.uk/fp/1_2x/online/1,,logon,00.html

 

The bogus web page ...

Urgent information from Barclays iBank forged web page.

 

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