Another instance of this new form of URL Spoofing ...

A good example of how complex these Phishing Scams are getting - this is another report involving a page with the new method of URL Spoofing, where a line of text against a white background is created and positioned over the actual URL in the address bar (see both images of the forged Fleet Online Bank page below).

Apart from determining the true URL of the page by opening the Page Properties from the browser's File menu, and perhaps revealing the overlay as shown in the image below, there are two other distinct anomolies that will give the game away: The text overlay is positioned in relation to the window, so it will move with it, but if you move the window around your screen quickly you will notice a slight delay while the text overlay catches up. Another give away occurs when you minimise the window - the text overlay jumps to the top of the screen.

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 ...

The bogus web page (first image shows it exactly as you would seeit, and the second image demonstrates the URL Spoofing by positioning another window the address bar) ...

Here, you can see the extra layer (overlay of text on a white background which is positioned over the true URL in the address bar) as the properties window for the page (which also shows the true page URL) is positioned over the address bar. The extra layer of text which shows the spoofed URL is coded to 'stay on top' of all other windows ...