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This was sent to me by a friend, and I AM a Wells Fargo holder...
Lesson: Be very wary of messages form yoru bank that come via e-mail.
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Dear Friends and Family,
I don't have a Wells Fargo account.
I also know that this is a frequent technique of scam artists.
Examine carefully the URL that they conveniently provide as a link for me to solve my account problem.
What masquerades as
https://online.wellsfargo.com/cgi-bin/signon.cgi (a perfectly well formed URL, the sign in page for Wells Fargo personal banking), and given the httpS - is a secure login, is really
http://online_wellsfargo_com_account.rndsystems.co.kr:7308/wells.htm -- a URL that I'm sure tries to extract identity theft info.
Both my mail reader and my browser let me see the ACTUAL target of a link when I let my mouse target "hover" over the link for a few seconds. Always worth doing, IMHO, because if I'd received a slightly less threatening message from a bank I do use, I may actually have clicked on the link ...
Please feel free to pass this info on to others.
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Your account at Wells Fargo has been suspended.
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 19:34:29 +0900
From: Wells Fargo National Association <services_at_wellsfargo.com>
Reply-To: Wells Fargo National Association <services_at_wellsfargo.com>
To: notasucker_at_mydomain.com
Dear Wells Fargo account holder,
We regret to inform you, that we had to block your Wells Fargo account because we have been notified that your account may have been compromised by outside parties.
Our terms and conditions you agreed to state that your account must always be under your control or those you designate at all times. We have noticed some activity related to your account that indicates that other parties may have access and or control of your information in your account.
These parties have in the past been involved with money laundering, illegal drugs, terrorism and various Federal Title 18 violations. In order that you may access your account we must verify your identity by clicking on the link below.
Please be aware that until we can verify your identity
no further access to your account will be allowed and we will have no other liability for your account
or any transactions that may have occurred as a result of your failure to reactivate your account as
instructed below.
Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter.
Please follow the link below and renew your account information
https://online.wellsfargo.com/cgi-bin/signon.cgi
Before you reactivate your account,
all payments have been frozen, and you will not be able to use your account in any way
until we have verified your identity.
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Received on 2004-07-27 01:07:08