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March 20, 2008

You Have 1 New Secure Message (2) – Halifax Phishing Email

Filed under: Phishing — Tags: , , — admin @ 10:31 pm

The Halifax bank are getting more than their fair shair of phishing emails this week. This is the third one this week and the second time of receving this version, the only difference being the compromised domain: http://www.thungwaworawit.com/modules/Censor/fax/formslogin.htm

No change though, it is still an email scam & as always, if you receive it, forward a copy to Halifax: security@hbosplc.com & delete the one in your inbox.

The content of the email follows, for your information.

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Dear Online Account Holder,

Access To Your Account Is Currently Unavailable .

Please click the link below to restore your account access.
RESTORE YOUR ACCOUNT ACCESS .

Thank you.
Customer Service
(c) Halifax Online Banking

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BTW, I received this email over 10 hours ago and it is still online… come on Halifax, you need to be quicker about these matters!

March 19, 2008

You Have 1 New Secure Message – Halifax Phishing Email

Filed under: Phishing — Tags: , , — admin @ 8:58 am

Today, and for the 2nd time this week, there is another phishing email purporting to be from the Halifax bank. The link, as usual, does NOT take you to the Halifax website but instead to the scammers site (http://www.goobertestsite.net/includes/fax/formslogin.htm).

DO NOT FOLLOW THIS LINK AND DO NOT FILL IN YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS.

For your information the body of the email is as follows:

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Dear Online Account Holder,

Access To Your Account Is Currently Unavailable .

Please click the link below to restore your account access.
RESTORE YOUR ACCOUNT ACCESS .

Thank you.
Customer Service
(c) Halifax Online Banking

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Forward any suspicious emails to: security@hbosplc.com

March 18, 2008

Verify Your Details – Bank Of Scotland Phishing Email

Filed under: Phishing — Tags: , , , — admin @ 6:47 pm

This phishing emails claims it comes from the Bank of Scotland. However, the
link inside the email takes you to: http://www.orthodoxchurch.sg/cache/.dat/logs/index.html and only looks like the intended site.

DO NOT CLICK THE LINK OR FILL IN ANY PERSONAL DETAILS – IT WILL RECORD YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS

If you receive this scam email, forward it to the Bank of Scotland security team: security@hbosplc.com

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Dear Customer,

Some time ago we made changes to the way some accounts can be accessed online. If your account was affected, we will have contacted you to explain these changes.

We have successfully completed our new way of online banking and the old system of accessing account will be closed down very.

You are advised to update your account details so as to continue enjoying our online banking services. Follow the steps below carefully to update your details.

  • Login to online banking by clicking on Verify Your Details.
  • Answer your security questions to certify full ownership of account
  • Update your contact details to always get alerts and updates from the bank.

Please verify your information as follows:

Verify Your Details

If your account information is not updated within 48 hours then your ability to access your account will become restricted.

Thank you

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Very important to you – 419 Email Scam

Filed under: 419 Scams — Tags: , , — admin @ 2:19 pm

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  • from  abby1 <abby1@ekolay.net>
  • subject  Very important to you

International Monetary  Funds.
(Controller of Currency Administration).
&
SPECIAL DUTIES OFFICE.
700 19 ST. WASHINGTON, DC 20431 USA .
 
OUR Ref: IMF/WADC/USP07.             

IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR   FUNDS IN CONSIGNMENT TO YOU NOW IN YOUR COUNTRY .

ATTN : 
We are pleased to inform you that we are International Monetary Fund (IMF) Debt   Reconciliation  Unit newly set up by the United Nations in conjunction with the World   Bank  .  
Based on series of petitions we received from International Bodies such   as   Cooperate Bodies and Non Governmental Organization (NGO on the   Inability of some   Government of different countries in the World, Commercial banks and   World   Lottery Organization to settle their clients Contract debt, Inheritance:Contract    Fund and   Winning prize fund.
 
After an extensive close door meeting between the Board of Directors   UNITED   NATIONS, THE WORLD BANK AND INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND WITH THE WORLD BANK ), it was   resolved and   agreed upon that this body world international debt reconciliation   committee   will work extensively to ensure that your Contract Payment, Your   Inheritance and   Lottery Winning prize fund, debt owned by any forigner will be paid without any hitch and delay   through the   World Bank and IMF Insurance body.   
You are therefore advice to send the below information along with your  contact   stated details  to REV. DR. VALENTINE SAMUEL   head of review, World Debt Reconciliation  on the this EMAIL:  (rev_valentine2@yahoo.co.uk) .

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DEAR FRIEND – 419 Email Scam

Filed under: 419 Scams — Tags: , , — admin @ 2:11 pm

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  • from  Martin Mase <martinmase3@mixmail.com>
  • subject  DEAR FRIEND

GOOD DAY

REQUEST FOR URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP IN RESPECT OF THE TRANSFER OF US$40,000.000,00 (FORTY MILLION  U.S DOLLARS ONLY).

I fervently pray that this letter soliciting for your kind assistance will not cause any embarrassment to you. I am aware that we have never  seen each other before, neither have we exchanged any form of formal contact or correspondence before. I am also, aware that this world is full of dishonest people but I sincerely hope that my humble letter will touch your kind heart to assist us and give us the opportunity of being future inseparable.

I, on behalf of my other colleague in the office (NNPC) have decided to solicit your assistance as regards to the transfer of the above stated amount into your bank account. This fund arose from the over-invoicing of various contracts awarded in my parastatal to certain foreign contractors sometime ago.We as holders of official position in our various parastatals, were mandated by this new civilian government to scrutinize all payments made to certain foreign contractors, and we discovered that some of these contracts  executed were grossly over-invoiced, either by omission or commission.

Also, we discovered that the sum of $40.000.000,00.(Forty million  US Dollars) was lying in a suspense account, although the foreign contractors were fully paid their contract entitlements after executing  the said contracts.

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