Did I mention the part about possible identity theft can be accomplished from these types of emails too?
Please familiarize yourself with the tonality, typos and poor grammar of the 3 sample phishing emails that provide clues below.
This is a reminder to be Suspicious of emails telling you to . . .
- Appear in court
- Update your account
- You owe a debt and click on the attachment for details
- Update your American Express / Credit card account
If you received a similar phishing (fishing) emails, please DELETE it immediately.
Please call American Express directly to confirm "real" account issues.
Sample #1 of Recent phishing email NOT from American Express
From: "American Express" <Americanexpress@securityserver.com>
To: YOU@YourEmailAddress.com
Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2014 8:15:52 AM
Subject: Unauthorized activity on your online account
Dear Customer:
Your account requires a complete profile update,
We have recently detected that a different computer user has attempted gaining access to your online account, and multiple wrong passwords were attempted with your user ID.
It is now necessary to re-confirm your account information to us. If this process is not completed within 24-48 hours,
we will be forced to suspend your account online access as it may have been used for fraudulent purposes.
Please update your profile immediately by downloading the attached file.
American Express is dedicated to protecting your information.
_____________________________________
Phishing Sample #2 to appear in Court
From: "Court Agent" <reference047@washingtontruckaccidentlawyers.com>
To: YOU@YourEmailAddress.com
Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 4:44:15 PM
Subject: Illegal software use
As a defendant you have been scheduled to attend the hearing in the Court of Port St. Lucie.
Hearing date: 21 September 2014
Hearing time: 11:00 a.m.
Hearing subject: illegal use of software
Prior to the court thoroughly study the plaint note in the attachment to this mail.
Sincerely,
Court agent,
Alison Smith
_________________________________
Sample #3 from BOGUS Helpdesk
From: "HELP DESK" <markwel@zoominternet.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 8:56:02 AM
Subject: IT
Dear Email Account Users,
We are upgrading Email over the next several weeks We urge all urge to participate in this upgrade. With the new upgrade, you'll see new features and enhancements included
Submit your details for confirmation of account. HERE
Thanks for your Co-operation.
IT SERVICE DESK
Thank you for being a valued customer.
Kind Regards,
SafeGuards Team.
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