Date Reported 17th February 2005
Apparent Sender Comcast
Return Address Samie < TerryMansonambles@confirmation-comcast.org >
Subject Management Department - Comcast Account Termination. Your ID: x
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://manage-comcast.us
RISK LEVEL MEDIUM
WARNINGS 1. Email claims to be from Comcast 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. Comcast never send users emails requesting details in this way.
3. URL of spoof website disguised as "To update your account click here" . This looks secure but is NOT!
4. Real URL looks like the real Comcast URL - be careful!
5. Website traced to Missouri City, USA.
6. The spoof website online at the time of the report, but was not working properly.
7. This scam contains a lot of hidden text (coloured white so you cannot see it against the background). This is a sure sign of a scam.
"You are receiving this email with regards to your personal account."
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 Comcast member,
You are receiving this email with regards to your personal account.
Please read carefully before continuing as some vital information is being updated.
Your account is showing to be incomplete due to a data failure in our systems
and you MUST fill in the correct information within 48 hours of receiving this email.
Failure to comply will result in account termination.
To update your account click here
Check all information carefully before submitting it,
mistakes can terminate your account.
Thank you for your support.
Account Supervisor Team
The Spoof Website ...
Spoof website online at time of report... However it appears to be not working properly...
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