Suntrust Online Security Message

Another Spoof Email and Phishing Scam report by MillerSmiles.co.uk - click this image to go to our home page.

Suntrust Online Security Message
10th December 2004

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

Report Summary
Date Reported	10th December 2004
Apparent Sender	Suntrust
Return Address	Suntrust Online Customer Service < online@suntrust.com>
Subject	Suntrust Online Security Message
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://202.159.13.177/sys/index.php
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. Website traced to Milton, Australia - The source of many similar scams in circulation at the moment 4. Spoof URL disguised by text.

"When signing on to Suntrust Online, you or somebody else have made several login attempts and reached your daily attempt limit."

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,

When signing on to Suntrust Online, you or somebody else have made several login attempts and reached your daily attempt limit. As an additional security measure your access to Online Banking has been limited. This Web security measure does not affect your access to phone banking or ATM banking.

Please sign on and verify your information here . You will be able to attempt signing on to Suntrust Online within twenty-four hours after you verify your information. (You do not have to change your Password at this time.)

Suntrust Online Customer Service

The Spoof Website ...


Stay informed of the latest Spoof Email Phishing Scams with either of our FREE alert services... Email Alerts Add your email address to our email alert service... Subscribe Privacy Policy Our News Service Tap into our Scam Alert service using your News Reader or Aggregator (including My Yahoo!). Scam Alert Service Feed You can even put the latest alerts on your own web site.

Library of Spoof Email Phishing Scams Brief guide to Phishing Full article on spoof email scams Spoof URL Checker Link Checker Browser URL Spoofing Vulnerability Check Latest browser bug aids Phishing Scams - beware!

Click the arrow to return to previous page Home Guides... Book Terminology How to identify a first edition book Auction Watcher List of the main Auction Sites world wide
<table border='0' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='120' height='243'> <!--DWLayoutTable--> <tr> <td><a href='http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/redirect-home/millersmile09-21' target=_top ><img src="http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/G/02/associates/recommends/default_120x243.gif" width=120 height=243 border="0" access=regular></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="1"><img src="../spacer.gif" alt="" width="120" height="1"></td> </tr> </table>

Suntrust Online Security Message 10th December 2004

Suntrust Online Security Message
10th December 2004