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Avoid The New Bank Scam: Counterfit Fraud Prevention E-Mails |
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Monday, 20 October 2008 |
Many banks have become very responsible for preventing fraud and bank scams. Some of their methods include sending e-mails to their customers informing them of such scams and how to spot them. Scammers have become more sophisticated and have learned to counter the bank's campaigns to increase awareness. These types of fraudsters have traditionally sent e-mails first claiming to be from your bank and then asking for personal data. This is called Phishing. Now they are sending out counterfeit fraud prevention e-mails. Here is a copy of the most recent one we have received:
Commerce Online Bank Security Alert:
Don't be an On-Line Victim! This information will give you some basic tips for protecting yourself from Online Fraud and Identity Theft. For security reasons, this product requires a 128 bit encrypted browser, such as Internet Explorer v6.0 and higher. Please download latest protection add on for your browser as soon as possible.
Proceed to Customer Service Department>>.
Sincerely, Margarita Carney. 2008 , Commerce Bank is a trade name of TD Bank, N.A.
If you recieve this e-mail, do not click on the "Proceed to Customer Service Department" link. This is not from your bank and is a scam. If you hover your mouse cursor over the link (without clicking it!) your e-mail program might display the address which the link goes to. If the address is not the official web address of your bank, avoid clicking it and delete the message. If you have questions, call your bank correctly and speak to customer service.
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