Wachovia Email Fraud Alert

Mar 30, 2007 09:23

I just received the following e-mail this morning from Wachovia bank ( Read more... )

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cluegirl March 30 2007, 16:32:26 UTC
You shouldn't even do it if you DO have an account with the bank named! Because banks will NEVER request that kind of information update over the internet.

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shaddow March 30 2007, 17:28:20 UTC
An easy way to help yourself out. Use a different e-mail address that is *only* used for on-line banking. It's never given out and never used for any other purpose.
I have a series of alias addresses (forwarders, not actuall accounts) that I use for on-line shopping or banking or e-bay (<- especially) and use my filters to put them in separate folders when I receive mail from them.

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its called... xkookykrysx April 1 2007, 03:52:08 UTC
phishing... and it has been around for a while. If your bank wants to get in touch with you, they will call you or send you a letter, and they will never ask you for password information.

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