Friday, March 28, 2008

Phishing Scam Funnies

DANGER: DO NOT CLICK ANY LINKS OR COPY/PASTE ANY LINKS INTO YOUR BROWSER. THIS IS A COPY OF A PHISHING SCAM THAT ARRIVED IN MY JUNK MAIL FOLDER.
I get this in my junk mail folder (note that Outloook converted it to plain text):

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> Dear North Island Credit Union Account Holder,

> Due to recent fraudulent activities on some online accounts, North Island Federal Credit Union is launching a new security system to make online banking system more secure and safe. Before we can activate it we will be checking all North Island Credit Union online accounts to confirm the authenticity of the holders.

> We will require a confirmation that your account has not been stolen or hacked. Your account has been temporarily suspended until the completion of the required information

> If you find any type of suspicious activities please contact us immediately.Please include in your message your account number, your account name and the unauthorized transfer date & time.

To confirm your account status please click on the link below to go to the start page and click Submit.

> To continue, please click here

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I don't live in San Diego and I've never been there. I have a Bank account (not a Credit Union account) on the OTHER END of the country. Nice try asshole, but I don't even have an account with, nor have I even heard of, North Island.

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