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OFFICIAL INFORMATION TO Citizens Bank CLIENTS

8th October 2004

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

Report Summary
Date Reported
8th October
Apparent Sender
Citizens Bank
Return Address
CITIZENS BANK <supprefnum06@citizensbank.com>
Subject
OFFICIAL INFORMATION TO Citizens Bank CLIENTS
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:

http://scgi.ebay.com/verify_id=ebay&user=14626654

traced to a server in Beijing, China.

RISK LEVEL
MEDIUM
WARNINGS

1. Another variant of a common scam, targeting a variety of banks using the same email layout, with the text embedded in an image that links to a spoof webpage. The spoof page requests you enter various account details. DON'T!

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

3. Spoof page opens in a popup window in front of the real Citibank page to make it seem authentic.

4. One of several similar variants on a recent Citibank spoof.

 

" 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.

 

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