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Attention all Barclays iBank users
28th April 2004

please forward any scams you've received to spoof@millersmiles.co.uk

Report Summary
Date Reported
28th April 2004
Apparent Sender
Barclays iBank
Return Address
various spoofed Barclays addresses used
Subject
Attention all Barclays IBank users OR
Your account on Barclays IBank OR
Barclays IBank info
Format
HTML
Method
disguised link leads to bogus web content
Bogus Web Content?
Yes
URL of web content
http://www.personal.barclays.co.uk.userset.net:4903/b/
RISK LEVEL
Medium
WARNINGS

1. Note the use of a bogus domain in an attempt to make it appear that your browser is at a genuine Barclays web page.
2. The email text contains words and characters set in the same colour as the background - this is to fool spam filters.
3. The userset.net has been used in a wide variety of Bank scams, Learn more in our Forum.

 

" Details Confirmation, SECURITY ALERT: PIease read this important message ... "

 

Yet another instance of forged web content being delivered in a pop up style window, in front of the genuine site's homepage, making it appear to be a pop up generated byt he genuine page. There is also the use of a like sounding domain name for the forged content (see images below) ...

http://www.personal.barclays.co.uk.userset.net:4903/b/ resolves to an anonymous DNS service and has also been used in today's Halifax Phishing Scam.

Submitted data is captured by a local (located on the same server as the forged content) PHP script.

If you have received this email, please remember that it is very common for these email scams to be redistributed at a later date with only slightly different content or the same but with the fake page(s) hosted by a different provider. Also, once you have received one of these hoaxes, it is also common place to receive at least another one and usually a day or two after the first, although not necessarily from the same apparent sender.

 

The Spoof Email ...

Attention all Barclays iBank users

 

The bogus web page ...

Attention all Barclays iBank users

 

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