Warning: Fake Bank Emails - "ALL Your Passwords Belong To Us" Watch out!

[symbolman]

Remember all those Foriegners begging for you to help them online so that you could split MILLIONS of bucks with them?

I've been noticing some faked bank emails, and this is a WARNING to those who may not think about it and RESET passwords or give out personal INFO (I know that all of US are smart enough to see through this, but in a 100,000 members there may be some that don't catch them)..

And some can LOOK Quite REAL, but THIS ONE Takes the Cake.

Must be from China I figure, the english and spelling is SO Slaughtered.

But I wonder, WHY can't we forward these things to the FBI or whoever to shut them down? This is Obviously FAKE, but some folks just might fall for it.

Is there anything anyone CAN do about these really?

Meanwhile my Bank Account has be "LUCKED" on me, (not to mention I have NO ACCOUNT THERE), see how many mistakes YOU can spot..

As close as "All Your Base Belong to US" as it gets I think :)

[KingFlorez]

1. I got one of these awhile back

It was from a different bank though, but I knew it was scam right off, because I didn't even have an account with the bank and I had heard about phishing scams on the news.

[judaspriestess]

2. I got one from paypal recently

sounded like newt gingrich typed it up. it said: your account has been compromised please click on link to "activate" it. um ok, how can my account be compromised if it has not been activated.

[raysr]

3. If you use Firefox

download "password maker" extension. It remembers and creates different passwords for every site.https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/469/

[symbolman]

6. I have trouble enough remembering

the few passwords I've created over the years :)

But I appreciate the help, thanks..

Looks like I'm out of LOCK today tho :)

[symbolman]

9. Yeah, the Pay Pal one

almost LOOKS real, but doesn't pass the smell test, like you say..

[symbolman]

4. I just can't believe the slaughtered spelling in this

I mean if you are going to SPAM people, at least make it LOOK real with proper Engrish..

Reminds me of Bush, if you're going to Bullshit me, at least FAKE ME OUT in some intelligent fashion, a reach around would be nice, or a kiss :)

Newt huh? Mr Free Speech himself :)

[MADem]

5. Your Online Banking As Been Lucked??? Gimme a break!!!

These Stupid Asswipes Have Been Fucked!!!

You CAN forward them to the Feebs, with the headers. http://www.ic3.gov/ accessed from http://www.fbi.gov/cyberinvest/escams.htm


It's also a good idea to contact the bank in question, too, I'd imagine!

[symbolman]

7. I was wondering about the Phone numbers

But I also know that some 800 numbers, once you call them (another scam) will bounce you all over the world and give you a HUGE Bill.. may even be some porno involved, happened to my kid once.

Heard of 2500 dollar phone bills before!

Thanks for the links, will forward :)

[Dr.Phool]

8. I got a few of those a while back

Also from banks I don't have accounts at. But they were much better. The language was correct, and they looked real.

The FBI? :rofl: :rofl: They're to busy watching anti-war protesters and monitoring DU.

I called them about some scam e-mails I got trying to buy a motorcycle I had for sale. They wanted to pay with bank checks, and they would cover the shipping also. I faxed copies of the e-mails, and thats the last I heard from them.

[MADem]

10. Hey, while many FBI agents are assholes, many aren't. Not all of them

are GOP shits, plenty are Democrats and independents, and just careerists who take pride in their work. I feel for those guys; they're trying to keep their heads down and their professionalism intact under trying circumstances.

[symbolman]

11. Knowing the FBI

They'll investigate YOU instead, since you are more willing to work with them :)

I've called them before, they don't do SHIT. All I've ever talked to were lazy asses, guess they man the phones, get a low pay grade.. though I imagine as MaDem says, some are cool and Stuck with a Phoney pResident on top of it :)

[Lydia Leftcoast]

12. If you're not sure about an e-mail alert

go to the link that they want you to click on and pass your mouse over it without clicking on it.

The actual URL that the link goes to will appear in the lower left hand corner of your browser. (This works for any hyperlink, by the way.)

[judaspriestess]

13. has anyone gotten an email

from comapanies wanting you to be an exchange manager? the company says they will pay you a percentage of money that is deposited into your account then you send it somewhere else. Anyone know anything about this?

on edit: they are typically European companies and they claim its a service to clients to route money this way cause taxes are super high in Europe

[symbolman]

14. If it sounds too good to be true

then it probably is, is the rule of thumb as I understand it..

Except for that Time Machine, man, I'm NEVER LATE with my video returns now, but I shouldn't have killed my grandfath...

[judaspriestess]

15. is it money laundering?

I don't understand how this can be allowed.

[symbolman]

16. It's only allowed if we FALL for it

there's really not much protection these days.. hell, OSHA died when Reagan got in..

I was just glad that I wasn't FOOLED by this,though I don't normally deal online. I'd sooner CALL the bank or go over there and say, "Hey, something wrong?" to a teller :)

[Bobbieo]

20. This is a definite scam. I get them all the time

The cashier's checks are fakes and you are liable for the full amount if you cash them.

[IntravenousDemilo]

17. I forward all spam to the companies whose domain names the spammers are using.

I phone their fraud people first, and in the forwarded email I also add a brief explanatory note saying something to the effect of, "Look at this spam I got from someone illegally using your domain name and violating your company's proprietary rights." Then I delete the email from my computer.

My reasoning is that these companies have much deeper pockets than I have, as well as access to high-powered legal barracudas who will go after the fraudsters. And besides, it's their property, not mine, so they can take care of it.

The companies are always grateful for this.

[Kiouni]

18. i called the number and it was

real. I'm supprised more people haven't called and said WTF!

[symbolman]

19. Anyone there?

A Recording? I know it's late here. Like I said, I was afraid to even dial that baby as there are phone scams involved in 800 numbers as well, and of course they could have put up the scam number and not even cared about the Bank Info being stolen, the phone scam might be the "nut" of their deal..

Thanks for calling - and I'll pass it along to maybe [e-mail] or whatever will work..

I heard from my wife that a lot of these things are nearly impossible to trace, they bounce it all over the place and you just can't track them down..

[Kiouni]

23. it was a recording with

a interactive menu and seemed to be legit. Or these scam guys spent some serious cash and time to make a fully automated system.

[Faux pas]

21. I just forward the phony emails to the fraud dept of

whichever carrier it came through (yahoo, earthlink, hotmail). And I forward all the fake ebay ones to ebay, the fake bank letterhead to the bank, etc.

[Art_from_Ark]

22. I get this kind of spam all the time

but usually it's from the "Fifth Third Bank" :wtf: