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Your Card is Limited for Online Services

Visa


 

 
Scam Report
Date Reported: 30th November 2007 Whats this? Risk Level: MEDIUM Whats this?
 
Details
 
Email Subject:
 Your Card is Limited for Online Services
Apparent Sender:
 Visa Whats this?
Return Address:
 < service@visa.com > Whats this?
Email Format:  HTML Whats this?
 
URL of Web Content:
 http://clayfire.gslelectric.com/redirect.to/ www.visa.com/personal/security/ Whats this?
Location:
 UT, US Whats this?
 
Scam number:
 aa-6067
 
Comments:
  • Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at Visa by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.


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


  • The REAL URL of the spoof website is disguised as "https://www.visa.com/personal/security/".


  • 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 Visa URL.
     
Content
 
 
 
"Fraudulent activity made it necessary to limit your card for online services."

Dear Visa Cardholder,

Continuous Monitoring is an integral part of Visa's multiple layers of security. In addition to other fraud monitoring tools, we can often spot fraud based upon transactions on the card that are outside of cardholders typical purchasing pattern. This allows us to spot fraudulent activity as quickly as possible and acts as an early-warning system to identify fraudulent activity.

During a recent checkout we detected suspicious activity and your Visa card may have been compromised. Fraudulent activity made it necessary to limit your card for online services. Your Case ID Number is: AT09GP32D506. Conform to our security requirements and in order to continue online services with your card, we must validate your identity. Please use our link below to proceed.

https://www.visa.com/personal/security/

Visa takes online security very seriously so that you can shop safely on the Internet. As part of our commitment to fighting fraud we have the right to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, or violations of the terms and conditions for using Visa.

© Copyright 1996-2007 Visa Inc. All Rights Reserved.
 
Website:    
 
Spoof website not online at time of report...

 
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