A literate scam

[Esav Benyamin]

We've seen some funny attempts to get us to come up off our personal data, linking us to scam artists who don't bother to get convincing translations of their work into English.

This one reads much better, although the format is still too flat, too plaintext, to be really convincing. Stay alert! (I xxx'd some text to disable the links.)

From: "Customer Service" <customers@usbank.com>
To: xxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.com
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 13:02:26 -0700
Subject: Account Alert


Dear Client,

It has come to our attention that your account information needs to be
updated due to frauds and spoof reports. If you could please take 1-5
minutes out of your online experience and renew your records you will not
run into any future problems with the online service.

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.

Please follow the link below and renew your account information.

https://www4.usbank.com/internetBanking/RxxxxxxRxxxxx?requestCmdId=DxxxxxxLxxxxPxxx

Failure to update your records will result in further account limitations.
This notification expires on August 20, 2004.

We are very sorry for the inconvenience this might cause.

R. Samuelson
U.S. Bank Fraud Center
fxxxx_hxxx@usbank.com
1-877-595-6256.


Email_ID:#337911405

 

[mete]

Always call your bank to verify such letters or emails.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

This one was addressed to Dear Client and didn't even reference a particular bank by name. They don't get credit for trying hard enough! I just deleted it.

 

[Esav Benyamin]

Mete, I do agree if they purport to come from a legitimate organization, you should notify that organization. One of these bums pretended to be my ISP. I forwarded that e-mail to the ISP with my suspicions. Shortly thereafter, they sent out an e-mail warning to all their customers about it.

 

[Mike G]

I send those jerks phony information.

I laugh when I think of some pencil dicked geek trying to use the phony info to hack into a bank.

 

[cockroachfarm]

I've had "requests" like that to "update" my account information from "Citibank" several times - with all the right graphics, logos, etc., etc. Looked VERY legit! The legitimate Citibank website even has a warning about these scams! I just delete them.