Email scum
 

Although it is few days old, I received an email that seem to be originated from an ameriCan Bank should remaIn annonymoys for The tIme being asking me to provide my full bank details (including PIN)...

Obviously the details were to be submitted on a web site that has no relation with the above mentionned institurion.

So be aware about this new scam method...

Rwy in Sight

In case anyone missed it, if you have ANY doubts about the 'integrity' of a web page, paste this into your address bar:

javascript:alert("The actual URL is:\t\t" + location.protocol + "//" + location.hostname + "/" + "\nThe address URL is:\t\t" + location.href + "\n" + "\nIf the server names do not match, this may be a spoof.");

If your browser is Internet Explorer or Firefox you can use Spoofstick

This has been going on for a long time now ,called phishing(spelling?).Ebay account holders have been getting these to. Always go to bank or financial sites from your own book mark or type in ,never a link in an email.Look for a padlock in the bottom right hand corner of your browser and "https" rather than "http" in the address bar.

There is usually a fraud department you can foward the email to ,as for me ,you will be suprised how many swear words will fit in the spaces provided to enter information.

I got one of these things and tried to report it to the appropriate agency here but when it came to the bit about copying it, the message could not be copied. (I'm talking about the usual right-mouse-click copy then paste thing.) Also, when I tried to highlight the message, an entire series of apparently random words and characters appeared at the end which were, until then, completely invisible. Why can the message not be copied in the usual manner?

Rwy in Sight,

Sadly, this in nothing new. First off, no company will ever email any question having to do with account number and PIN.

If you would expand your Email Header and post it here, we would be happy to tell you where the email came from, which Email Client was used and even IP Address it was sent from.

Take Care,

Richard

Just in case anyone thinks it can't happen to them, I saw a case in court a few weeks ago in which the fraudster had got his hands on £18,000 via a phishing scam, and transferred it to a reputable bureau de change where he arranged to take it out in Euros. He got through all stages of security, but was foiled by a sharp-eyed counter clerk, who called the police when he turned up to collect the cash.

Binos has a thread on JB on this topic.