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Bank of the West customer service: confirm your account details!
Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at Bank of the West by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.
Bank of the West never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.
The REAL URL of the spoof website is disguised as "http://cib-id-744700.bankofthewest.com/BOW/ WebDirect/start.ac".
The REAL URL of the spoof website has been chosen to look very similar to the actual Bank of the West URL. Do not be fooled!
Email:
"Bank of the West Customer Service requests you to complete Bank of the West Business/Corporate Customer Details Update Form."
Dear Bank of the West client,
Bank of the West Customer Service requests you to complete Bank of the West Business/Corporate Customer Details Update Form.
This procedure is obligatory for all business and corporate clients of Bank of the West.
Please select the hyperlink and visit the address listed to access Bank of the West Business/Corporate Customer Details Update Form.