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New Security issue
21st December 2004

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Report Summary
Date Reported
21st December 2004
Apparent Sender
WAMU
Return Address
Washington Mutual Security Dept. < support.internetbanking@wamu.com >
Subject
New Security issue
Format
HTML
Method

Spoof email links to a spoof webpage where victim is prompted to enter their details believing the site is genuine. Details are then forwarded to a local script and captured.

Bogus Web Content?
Yes
URL of web content

http://login.personalwanu.com/?SECURE|updatePERSONALcc

RISK LEVEL
MEDIUM
WARNINGS

1. Email claims to be from WAMU asking you to confirm your account data by clicking on the link. You will be taken to a spoof login page where your details will be captured by the phishers.

2. WAMU never send users emails requesting details in this way.

3. Website traced to Frederick, USA

4. Email is all text - not very professional...

5. URL disguised as https://login.personal.wamu.com/?SECURE|updatePERSONALcc

6. Spoof URL looks secure (https:), but is not.

 

"We regret to inform you that your Washington Mutual account could be suspended if you don't update your account information in the next 3 days."

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 ...


We regret to inform you that your Washington Mutual account could be suspended if you don't update your account information in the next 3 days. If this security issue can not be solved your account will be suspended for a period of 3-4 days, after that it will be operational again.

Per the User Agreement, Section 9, we may immediately issue a warning, temporarily suspend, indefinitely suspend or terminate your membership and refuse to provide our services to you if we believe that your actions may cause financial loss or legal liability for you, our users or us. We may also take these actions if we are unable to verify or authenticate any information you provide.

Due to the suspension of this account, please be advised you are prohibited from using Washington Mutual services in any way. This includes the opening of a new account.

Note that this suspension does not relieve you of your agreed-upon obligation to pay any fees you may owe to us or third parties.

In order to update your financial details and continue using your account, please fill in correctly the form at the bottom of this page.

To resolve this dispute, please fill in the security form found here: https://login.personal.wamu.com/?SECURE|updatePERSONALcc

Thank you and we would appreciate you taking this security measure.
Washington Mutual, Inc. Anti-Fraud Dept.

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