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Action Required - ID Verification

Date Reported: 30th April 2005

Risk Level: MEDIUM

Apparent Sender:

Wells Fargo Bank

Return Address:

Wells Fargo < accounts@wellsfargo.com >

Email Format:

HTML

URL of Web Content:

http://160.124.34.8/.update/www.wellsfargo.com/ cgi-bin/onlinebanking/secure/index.htm

Location:

South Africa

Detailed server information:

160.124.34.8 detailed server information

Comments:

Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at Wells Fargo Bank by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.

Wells Fargo Bank never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.

The REAL URL of the spoof website is disguised as "http://www.wellsfargo.com/confirmation/secure/ index.html".

The REAL URL of the spoof website looks nothing like the actual Wells Fargo Bank URL.

Email:

"During our regular accounts verification, it has come to our attention that your account may be slightly out of date or incomplete."

Website:

Spoof website not online at time of report...

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