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jstan
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jul 19, 2011 - 01:37pm PT
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I received this email alert from the FDIC last night. The FDIC does not often communicate directly with account holders but it is well to know the wordings being used in fraudulent messages.
Special Alert
SA-21-2011
July 19, 2011
TO: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (also of interest to Security Officer)
SUBJECT: Fraudulent "ACH and Wire transfers" E-Mails
Summary: Fraudulent e-mails claiming to be from the FDIC are in circulation.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has received numerous reports of fraudulent e-mails that have the appearance of being from the FDIC.
The e-mails appear to be sent from various "@fdic.gov" e-mail addresses, such as "protection@fdic.gov," "admin@administration.fdic.gov," or "service@admin.fdic.gov."
They have various subject lines such as "Update for your banking account," "ACH and Wire transfers disabled," and "Banking security update."
The fraudulent messages state:
"Dear clients,
Your account ACH and Wire transactions have been temporarily suspended for your Security, due to the expiration of your security version. To download and install the newest Updates, follow this link. As soon as it is set up, your transaction abilities will be fully restored. Best regards, Online security department, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation."
These e-mails and links are fraudulent and were not sent by the FDIC. Recipients should consider these e-mails an attempt to collect personal or confidential information, or to load malicious software onto end users' computers. Recipients should NOT access the link provided within the body of the e-mails and should NOT install any related files or software updates.
Financial institutions and consumers should be aware that these fraudulent e-mails may be modified over time with other subject lines, sender names, and narratives. The FDIC does not directly contact bank customers, nor does the FDIC request bank customers to install software upgrades.
Information about counterfeit items, cyber-fraud incidents, and other fraudulent activity may be forwarded to the FDIC's Cyber-Fraud and Financial Crimes Section, 3501 North Fairfax Drive, CH-11034, Arlington, Virginia 22226, or transmitted electronically to alert@fdic.gov. Questions related to federal deposit insurance or consumer issues should be submitted to the FDIC using an online form that can be accessed at http://www2.fdic.gov/starsmail/index.asp.
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dirtbag
climber
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Jul 19, 2011 - 01:44pm PT
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How do you know that e-mail wasn't bogus too?
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gcain
Ice climber
montrea, quebec
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Jul 24, 2011 - 12:31am PT
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it's not a fraudulent email simply because it doesn't ask for any person data, it just warns you that a phishing email would, can you run an email header check to see what IP was used to send the email? bet it would show U.S. Usually fraud emails come from 3rd world countries.
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R.B.
Trad climber
47N 122W
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Jul 24, 2011 - 12:34am PT
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Just login to your account and look for any bullsh*t, if you see any, then call your bank directly from the number on your "paperwork" otherwise, best to assume all email is Phishing!
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R.B.
Trad climber
47N 122W
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Jul 24, 2011 - 12:43am PT
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And therefore ... if you followed my advice above? Not a problem. Just another phishing scheme. If you log in to you acct and (of course are you sure it's your account?) and you see some monkey business, question it. But then again? how do you really know???? It's gettin to be a wicked world.
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jstan
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 24, 2011 - 01:00am PT
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1.As has been pointed out the email does not ask for anything.
2. I subscribe to FDIC releases and I get these nearly every day citing the same addy for any questions.
3. The FDIC says it never asks for information via email. That would be a dead give away.
4. If I think there is question about anything I go to the FDIC home address. Not an address I pick up on the email itself.
5. I see the same public releases, word or word, in the next day's newspapers.
EDIT:
Thanks for the backup. I don't always post supporting stuff as I should.
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R.B.
Trad climber
47N 122W
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Jul 24, 2011 - 01:07am PT
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OK then, no offense intended, none taken. be careful out there
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