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Please Verify Your CommonWealth Online
Banking Profile

CommonWealth


 

 
Scam Report
Date Reported: 19th May 2006 Whats this? Risk Level: MEDIUM Whats this?
 
Details
 
Email Subject:
 Please Verify Your CommonWealth Online Banking Profile
Apparent Sender:
 CommonWealth Whats this?
Return Address:
 < service@wealthcu.org > Whats this?
Email Format:  HTML Whats this?
 
URL of Web Content:
 http://217.57.43.163/data/wealthcu_verification/ index.htm Whats this?
Location:
 Italy Whats this?
 
Scam number:
 aa-2709
 
Comments:
  • Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at CommonWealth by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.


  • CommonWealth 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 looks nothing like the actual CommonWealth URL.
     
Content
 
 
 
"We recently reviewed your account, and suspect that your CommonWealth Online Banking account may have been accessed by an unauthorized third party."

Dear CommonWealth Credit Union customer,

We recently reviewed your account, and suspect that your CommonWealth Online Banking account may have been accessed by an unauthorized third party. Protecting the security of your account and of the CommonWealth network is our primary concern. Therefore, as a preventative measure, we have temporarily limited access to sensitive account features.

To restore your account access, please verify your Online Banking Profile.

To get started, please click the link below:

http://217.57.43.163/data/ wealthcu_verification/index.htm

Note: If you can not click the link, please copy and paste it in your internet browser address bar.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and appreciate your assistance in helping us maintain the integrity of the entire CommonWealth system. Thank you for attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

The CommonWealth Team

This alert has been sent to you based on your preferences.
If you would like to make any changes to your Online Banking Alerts service, please sign in to Online Banking and visit the Manage Alerts section.

Because your reply will not be transmitted via secure e-mail, the e-mail address that generated this alert will not accept replies. If you would like to contact CommonWealth with questions or comments, please sign in to Online Banking and visit the customer service section.

CommonWealth, N.A. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender

© 2005 CommonWealth Corporation. All rights reserved
 
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