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Account ID Verification Required

Downey Savings


 

 
Scam Report
Date Reported: 31st August 2007 Whats this? Risk Level: MEDIUM Whats this?
 
Details
 
Email Subject:
 Account ID Verification Required
Apparent Sender:
 Downey Savings Whats this?
Return Address:
 < account.protection@downeysavings.com > Whats this?
Email Format:  HTML Whats this?
 
URL of Web Content:
 http://hansel.onguniverse.com/ds/index.html Whats this?
Location:
 PA, US Whats this?
 
Scam number:
 aa-5528
 
Comments:
  • Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at Downey Savings by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.


  • Downey Savings never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.


  • The REAL URL of the spoof website is disguised as "http://www.downeysavings.com/?SignIn".


  • The spoof website this email links to was not online at time of this report, but variations of the scam which link to working websites are bound to exist, so be wary! The website may have been taken down or disabled by the hosts, but quite often these websites are hosted on the personal computer of the phishers, so may only be online at certain times.


  • The REAL URL of the spoof website looks nothing like the actual Downey Savings URL.
     
Content
 
 
 
"We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your Downey Savings account from a foreign IP address by a third party without your authorization."

Dear Downey Savings member

We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your Downey Savings account from a foreign IP address by a third party without your authorization.

If you recently accessed your account while traveling,the unusual log in attempts may have been initiated by you. If you are the rightfull holder of the account, click on the link below and fill the form and then submit as we need to verify your identity .

http://www.downeysavings.com/?SignIn

The log in attempt was made from:
IP address: 205.188.209.166
ISP host: cache-dq04.proxy.aol.com

Your account is temporarily suspended

If you received this notice and you are not the authorized account holder, please be aware that it is in violation of Downey Savings policy to represent oneself as another Downey Savings user. Such action may also be in violation of local, national, and/or international law. Downey Savings is committed to assist law enforcement with any inquires related to attempts to misappropriate personal information with the intent to commit fraud or theft.
Information will be provided at the request of law enforcement agencies to ensure that perpetrators are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

*Please do not respond to this e-mail as your reply will not be received.

Thanks for your patience as we work together to protect your account.

Regards,

Safeharbor Department
Downey Savings Inc.";
 
Website:    
 
Spoof website not online at time of report...

 
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