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Citizens Bank reminder: please update your details
21st September 2004

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

Report Summary
Date Reported
21st September 2004
Apparent Sender
Citizens bank
Return Address
CITIZENS BANK < supprefnum20@citizensbank.com >
Subject
Citizens Bank reminder: please update your details
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://211.97.248.60:87/cz/

disguised as an image in the body of the email.

Traced to a server in Beijing, China.

RISK LEVEL
MEDIUM
WARNINGS

1. Email requests victim help upgrade their account by visiting link and entering details. Any details entered on the spoof page are just captured and forwarded to a local script.

2. Citizen's Bank never send users emails requesting details in this way.

3. The spoof page is loaded as a popup in front of the genuine Citizen's Bank homepage making it appear much more authentic.

4. Very similar to a phish earlier this week, indicative of more to come!

 

" Dear Citizens Bank customers! Technical services of the Bank are carrying out a planned software upgrade."...

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 Spoof Webpage ...



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