Latest E-Mail Scam

[KevinP73]

I don't even bank with Washington Mutual!!

Dear customer. Please read this message and follow it's instructions.
Unauthorized Account Access
We recently reviewed your account, and we suspect an unauthorized ATM based transaction on your account. Therefore as a preventive measure we have temporary limited your access to sensitive features.

To get started, please click the link below:

https://login.personal.wamu.com/verification.asp?d=1

Important information from Washington Mutual Bank.
This e-mail contains information directly related to your account with us, other services to witch you have subscribed, and/or any application you may have submitted.
and its service providers are committed to protecting your privacy and ask you not to send sensitive account information through e-mail.
For help, call us at 1-800-WAMUŽ (1-800-539-2968).

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I don't even bank with Washington Mutual!! I don't even bank with Washington Mutual!!

[Shuie]

****ing spammers

I got an email from myself the other day for viagra and cialis . I get dozens of spoofed emails from the bots concantenating the first and last names of people who hang out here and on every other BBS I visit.

As a side note, I downloaded Mozilla Thunderbird the other day and the spam filters are catching most of it now. Im going to try it over the couple of weeks. Hopefully I can turn my email into a useful medium for communication again

[cstreit]

One clue: "to witch you have..." spelling error.

[StevoRocket]

This is one i received.....

"Dear Washington Mutual Bank member,
For the avoidance of fraudulent activity and illegal money withdrawal we update our security and encryption methods.
We perfect confidence that the new updated technologies will insure the safety of your transactions through Washington Mutual bank.
We will update both software and hardware.
Click here for confirmation of your card details:Wamu Online Banking
We will offer to you the new high-level service to handle your ATM card after the new changes to take effect
Sincerely yours,
Washington Mutual Bank Safety Department "

So I looked up the bank and sent the above to 'spoof@wamu.com' and to 'spam@uce.gov' as recommended on the bank web site.

Thats the only thing to do - get them nailed!

[amity914]

I have recieved a few spoof e-mail from Washingtom Mutual. I recieve about 5 a week from PayPal or Ebay. I feel sorry for those who have fallen for the bait.

[competentone]

Originally posted by KevinP73
I don't even bank with Washington Mutual!! I don't even bank with Washington Mutual!!

Yes, but when they just send that email out radomly a certain percentage of people receiving it will have an account with Washington Mutual, and they are hoping that some of those people will go to their spoofed site and enter their personal login information that they (the criminals sending the email) will then use to access accounts at the real bank.

Edit:
Is that actually a spoofed site? Or is the link to a real bank?

[Shuie]

Dont look at the site and try to make a determination as to whether or not its legit. Chances are better than good that its not. A year ago, these things were obvious spoofs. Im not exactly illiterate with a computer and some of these sites and emails are starting to look more and more legit. Just delete it. Call ebay, paypal, the bank, or whoever else it is and ask their security or fraud department if its real or if you think it might be urgent.

[KevinP73]

Originally posted by competentone


Edit:
Is that actually a spoofed site? Or is the link to a real bank?

Total spoof. Doesn't go to any WM related site.

[Steve Carlton]

Received this today...


From Ela Christophe.

Hello,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business
relationship with you.

I believe you are a reputable and responsible trustworthy person I can
do business with and by mater of trust, I must not hesitate to confide
in you for this simple and sincere business.

I am Ela Christtophe the only child of late Dr and Mrs Tonye Christophe.

My father was a very wealthy cocoa merchant based in Abidjan, the
economic capital of Cote D'Ivoire before he was poisoned to death by
his business associates on one of their outing to discuss a business
deal.

When my mother died on the 21st October 1984, my father took me so
special because I am moteherless.

Before the death of my father on 24th November 2003 in a private
hospital in Abidjan, he secretly called me on his bed side and told me
that during the war in my country, he moved the sum of US$30,600,000
(Thirty Million Six Hundred thousand United States
Dollars) and deposited with a security company abroad.

Before his death, his last words was that I sould move to Ghana where
his enemis will not know my where about then from Ghana that I must
find any possible means of moving out and naturalize in USA where I can
put up solid investment with the money so that I will not lack anything
as his only daughter.

Now, I am staying here in a village called koffi in Kumasi Ghana with
a teacher and his family of 4. Though they are poor but caring.

My father's desire is that I seek for a foreign partner in the United
States of America where I will transfer this money and use it for
investment purposes, (Such as Real Estate management).

To fulfil my father's dream for me by moving out of my country, I am
honourably seeking your assistance in the following way:

(1) To serve as the guardian of this fund

(2) assist me in putting this sum of money in safe keeping by accepting
to clear it from the security company with a letter of authority from
me.

(3) to make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further
my education and to secure a residential permit for me in your country.

Moreover, I am willing to offer you 20% of the total sum as
compensation for your efforts/input after the successful conclusion of
this transaction.

Furthermore, you can indicate your option towards assisting me as I
believe that this transaction would be concluded within a few days you
signify interest to assist me.

Anticipating hearing from you immediately. Thanks and God bless you.

Ela.

[Moneyguy1]

SImple solution:

Do not open anything you do not recognize. Opening the mail alerts the sender that they have reached a valid address.