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Update account information

Regions Bank


 

 
Scam Report
Date Reported: 23rd March 2005 Whats this? Risk Level: MEDIUM Whats this?
 
Details
 
Email Subject:
 Update account information
Apparent Sender:
 Regions Bank Whats this?
Return Address:
 < aw-confirm@regions.com > Whats this?
Email Format:  HTML Whats this?
 
URL of Web Content:
 http://193.201.52.17/webalizer/.RegionsNet/ Whats this?
Location:
 Germany Whats this?
 
Scam number:
 aa-170
 
Comments:
  • Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at Regions Bank by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.


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


  • The REAL URL of the spoof website looks nothing like the actual Regions Bank URL.
     
Content
 
 
 
"Doing our weekly security verification of the accounts, we could not verify your current information."

Dear Regions Bank Customer,

Doing our weekly security verification of the accounts, we could not verify your current information. Either your information has been changed, missing or incomplete.

This matter has to be immediately corrected for you to be able to access your account, in the meantime your access to online banking has been restricted.

To start using your account, please update and verify your information by clicking the link below :

CLICK HERE TO VERIFY YOUR ACCOUNT

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

Regards,
Regions Bank.
 
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