Spammers and Banking – Who is that banker in the e-mail?
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October 8th, 2008
The spammers are always quick to take advantage of any news story or trend and the latest is a great example as the following news article shows.
SPAM, PHISHING & ONLINE SCAMS
–US Financial Crisis Ripe Pickings for Scammers
(October 2, 2008)
The mergers and acquisitions of banks resulting from the US financial crisis have provided new opportunities for online scam artists. Attacks have been seen in which the customers of a bank are asked to provide account information and other personal details to the bank’s new owner for verification purposes. Banks would not ask for such information online; it would be done through paper mail.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10057180-83.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1009_3-0-20s
Never supply personal or banking information to someone who asks for it on the Internet or if they call you as both the e-mail address and the caller ID information can be spoofed making you believe you are talking to your friendly neighborhood banker when in actual fact you are talking to a scam artist half the world away. I have a stock phrase memorized that everyone in my family is getting very good at using when someone claiming to be from a bank or financial institution calls. ‘We have a personal policy to never talk to anyone who calls us about <Banking or Credit Cards or Cell Phones or Survey’s etc> and if we want to discuss our options we will go to the local branch where we have a personal relationship with our representative – thank you and please put us on your do-not-call list’.
You should have a similar policy in regard to online survey’s and any request for personal information that comes to you unsolicited.
- The Spam Cryer
Here are some other Blog articles regarding Online Banking Scams:
- Our Technical Department is doing a planned Private and Corporate Banking Service upgrade. - Dear NatWest On-line Banking member! - Jeffco, a member-owned, not-for-profit financial cooperative based in Lakewood, Colo., needed to add an additional layer of security to its online banking, and wanted a system that guaranteed fraud prevention. … - This is an automated notice from HSBC Bank. - Only individuals who have a Abbey account and authorised access to OnLine Banking should proceed beyond this point. - “To encourage customers to get into online banking, the banks and online merchants downplayed the risks of fraud,” said Andrew Wallis, an analyst at the independent research company Gartner. “It’s a classic thing. … - At LloydsTSB Online Banking, our utmost concern is the security of our online banking users. - Due To Numerous Compliants Of Online Banking Fraud ,Our Online Security Team Has Upgraded Our Online Banking Security. - Abbey National Online Banking Security team is carrying out a fraud prevebtio Banking system . - In today’s technological climate, there are only a few way that online banking can cause problems, and most of them involve consumers falling prey to Internet scams. One of the most widespread scams involves e-mails that seem like … |
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