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Banking Online Account is unavailable

Date Reported: 27th April 2005 Whats this? Risk Level: MEDIUM Whats this?
 
Details
 
Apparent Sender:
 Associated Banc Corp Whats this?
Return Address:
 Associated Banc-Corp Online Support < consumer.information@associatedbank.com > Whats this?
Email Format:  HTML Whats this?
 
URL of Web Content:
 http://202.3.144.4/SITE/ Whats this?
Location:
 Japan Whats this?
 
Detailed server information:
 202.3.144.4 detailed server information Whats this?
 
Our reference number:
 aa-388
 
Comments:
  • Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at Associated Banc Corp by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.


  • Associated Banc Corp never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.


  • The REAL URL of the spoof website is hidden by a hyperlinked image in the body of the email. This is a technique used to get past spam filters that can only read normal text.


  • 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 Associated Banc Corp URL.
     
Content
 
Email:    
 
"In accordance with Member Associated Banc-Corp's User Agreement and to guarantee that your online account hasn't been compromised, access to your account was limited."

Dear Customer,

In accordance with Member Associated Banc-Corp's User Agreement and to guarantee that your online account hasn't been compromised, access to your account was limited. Your online access will remain blocked until this question has been decided. Online Service are remind you that on Apr. 13, 2005 our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your account. Online Support encourage you to log in and perform the steps requisite to return your account access as soon as possible Allowing your account access to stay limited for an extended period of time may result in further limitations on the use of your account and possible account closure.
Sign on to Online Account

To protect the security of your access, employs some of the most leading security systems in the world and our anti-fraud teams regularly scan the Bank system for fraud activity.Member FDIC Associated Banc Corp, is committed to supporting a secure environment for our online clients.

Please understand that this is a safety measure meant to help protect you and your account. Thank you for your attention to this problem. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Yours,

Associated Bank, NA, Online Account Customer Service
 
Website:    
 
Spoof website not online at time of report...