Date Reported 2nd February 2005
Apparent Sender Washington Mutual
Return Address < wamu-Urgeaebjp@wamu.com >
Subject wamu.com Security Update - URGENtk
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://203.144.216.149/l
RISK LEVEL MEDIUM
WARNINGS 1. Email claims to be from WAMU 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. WAMU never send users emails requesting details in this way.
3. URL of spoof website disguised as https://login.personal.wamu.com/verification.asp?d=1 . This looks secure (https) but is NOT!
4. Spoof website traced to Bangkok, Thailand.
5. Real URL obviously NOT WAMU.
6. Email has a badly spelt subject line and other strange random letters - not very professional, and a dead giveaway this is a scam.
" We recently have determined that different computers have logged onto your Online Banking wamu account, and multiple passwords failures were present before the logins."
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 ...
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Encryption SSL Protection ID: qvoygwob-a0wwijfg Dear wamu.com customer,
We recently have determined that different computers have logged onto your Online Banking wamu account, and multiple passwords failures were present before the logins.
We now need you to re-confirm your account information to us. If this is not completed till February 07, 2005, we will be forced to suspend your account Indefinately, as it may have been used for fraudulent purposes.
We thank you for your cooperation in this manner .
Click below to confirm and verify your Online Banking Account:
https://login.personal.wamu.com/verification.asp?d=1
Note: If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choice but to temporary suspend your account.
Best Regards,
wamu.com
Wamu Security and Anti-Fraudulent Department .
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