Merrill Lynch Security Response Center (MSRC) : UPDATE. - Merrill Lynch Phishing Scams

Merrill Lynch


Date Reported: 24th September 2008	Risk Level: MEDIUM

Email Subject:

Merrill Lynch Security Response Center (MSRC) : UPDATE.

Apparent Sender:

Merrill Lynch

Return Address:

Merrill Lynch Customer Service Department < administration@ml.com >

Email Format:

HTML

URL of Web Content:

http://wcma.businesscenter.ml.network. certificateupdate.k9qu8u8ym2bmozb. siteminderagent.sitesurvey. gnegrib.com/WCMALogin. htm?/productsremote/doexte/ OSL.htm?LOB=8198716391& refer=qU8U8YM2bmOzBMU

Location:

Unknown

Scam number:

aa-7871

Comments:

Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at Merrill Lynch by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.

Merrill Lynch never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.

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 Merrill Lynch URL. Do not be fooled!

"Attention Merrill Lynch Customers!"

Attention Merrill Lynch Customers!

Merrill Lynch Enhanced Security Authentication We have enhanced the Merrill Lynch Business Center security access to further safeguard access to your account information.
Click on the hyperlink below and follow the prompts to answer and record answers to five personalized security questions.
In the future, we may ask, ask you for answers to these questions when you log into the Business Center to ensure that only you are accessing your account information.

Start now>>

Sincerely, Rosanna Hatch.
2008 Merrill Lynch Corporation.

Website:

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Merrill Lynch Security Response Center (MSRC): UPDATE.

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Merrill Lynch Security Response Center (MSRC)
: UPDATE.