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Update your account information

Date Reported: 16th October 2005

Risk Level: MEDIUM

Apparent Sender:

VISA

Return Address:

< activate@verified.visa.com >

Email Format:

HTML

URL of Web Content:

http://66.226.89.40/visa/index.html

Location:

Detailed server information:

66.226.89.40 detailed server information

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 looks nothing like the actual VISA URL.

The entire email consists of nothing but an image that contains all of the body text and links to a spoof website. This is a technique used to get past spam filters that can read normal text but not images.

Email:

"To ensure your Visa card's security, it is important that you protect you Visa card online with a personal password."

Website:

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