Safeguard your Account

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Safeguard your Account
29th November 2004

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Report Summary
Date Reported	29th November 2004
Apparent Sender	SunTrust Bank
Return Address	SunTrust Bank < account-service >
Subject	Safeguard your Account
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://212.210.55.151/.../login/
RISK LEVEL	MEDIUM
WARNINGS	1. Email claims to be from Suntrust 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. SunTrust never send users emails requesting details in this way. 3. URL traced to a server in Perugia, Rome. 4. URL disguised as: https://www.suntrust.com/clientupdate/login.asp 5. Spoof URL looks secure (https) but is not. So any information you enter there will be sent across the internet unencrypted, as well as straight into the hands of the phishers.

" Dear SunTrust Customer, Recently there have been a large number of identity theft attempts targeting SunTrust Customers. "

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 SunTrust Customer,

Recently there have been a large number of identity theft attempts targeting SunTrust Customers.
In order to safeguard your account, we require that you confirm your banking detailes.

This process is mandatory, and if not completed within the nearest time your account or credit card may be subject to temporary suspension.

To securely confirm your SunTrust Account detalies please folow the link:

https://www.suntrust.com/clientupdate/login.asp

Note:
Some of the mail clients and servers report this message as junk .
Y ou may have to move the message in inbox or report is as "Not Junk Mail" to access the up date link.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter and thank you for using SunTrust.

©2004 SunTrust Banks, Inc. All rights reserved. - Equal Housing Lender - Member FDIC

The Spoof Website ...


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Safeguard your Account 29th November 2004

Safeguard your Account
29th November 2004