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Comcast Account Update

Comcast


 

 
Scam Report
Date Reported: 11th March 2005 Whats this? Risk Level: LOW-MEDIUM Whats this?
 
Details
 
Email Subject:
 Comcast Account Update
Apparent Sender:
 Comcast Whats this?
Return Address:
 update@comcast.net < update@comcast.net > Whats this?
Email Format:  HTML Whats this?
 
URL of Web Content:
 http://200.42.83.251/der/comcast.com/session-id. 49387545843928754328754329878543 29875843928584987854_display_ BILLING_ERROR_UPDATE=session.id= 4839874832987543298789543/ index.htm Whats this?
Location:
 Buenos Aires, Argentina Whats this?
 
Scam number:
 aa-104
 
Comments:
  • Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at Comcast by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.


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


  • The REAL URL of the spoof website is disguised as "Please click here to update your billing records.".


  • 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 has been chosen to look very similar to the actual Comcast URL. Do not be fooled!
     
Content
 
 
 
"Dear Comcast Customer, It has come to our attention that your Comcast User Profile ( x ) records are out of date. "

Dear Comcast Customer,

It has come to our attention that your Comcast User Profile ( x ) records are out of date. This requires you to update your User Profile information. Failure to update your records will result in account termination. Please update your records within 24 hours. Once you have updated your account records, your Comcast service will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Failure to update will result in cancellation of service, Terms of Service (TOS) violations or future billing problems.

Please click here to update your billing records.


 
Website:    
 
Spoof website not online at time of report...

 
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