What the h*ll is this?! Some kind of bloody bank??

Predabot · Post by **Predabot** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 1:38 pm

Ok, I've been getting one or two of these now and then.

And I wonder what the heck it is!

They seem to think I have an account with them?? Why would I have an account with them?! They're not based in sweden!

Contents of e-mail:

Message ID 6193 IMPORTANT: Urgently update account.

ear Chase account holder,

We recently reviewed your account, and suspect that your Chase Internet Banking account may have been accessed by an unauthorized third party. Protecting the security of your account and of the Chase Bank network is our primary concern. Therefore, as a preventative measure, we have temporarily limited access to sensitive account features.

To restore your account access, please take the following steps to ensure that your account has not been compromised:

1. Login to your Chase Internet Banking account. In case you are not enrolled for Internet Banking, you will have to use your Social Security Number as both your Personal ID and Password.

2. Review your recent account history for any unauthorized withdrawals or deposits, and check your account profile to make sure not changes have been made. If any unauthorized activity has taken place on your account, report this to Chase staff immediately.

To get started, please click the link below:

https://chaseonline.chase.com/chaseonli ... _logon.jsp

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and appreciate your assistance in helping us maintain the integrity of the entire Chase system. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

The Chase Bank Team

Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered. For assistance, log in to your Chase Bank account and choose the "Help" link in the header of any page.

Â© 2006 JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Am I being scammed by some scummer hacker in USA or something??

I haven't signed on for anything like this!

Please advice me, do I have a crime on my hands?

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 1:42 pm

It's called phishing, Preds. It happens all the time.

Somebody sends out an email "on behalf" of a bank to a load of email accounts. Law of averages dictates that eventually they'll get a recipient who actually has online banking with that bank, and is gullible enough to hand over their passwords and everything.

Just ignore it.

Predabot · Post by **Predabot** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 2:04 pm

Brends, thank you.

I got two of these from e-bay and ignored them completely, and they stopped coming.

Got a bit nervous there, so it's a scam about a scam eh? Basts.

Eline · Post by **Eline** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 2:34 pm

I have gotten similar ones too. One from an American bank, and one from Visa, and I have accounts at neither.

You can probably mark them as spam or junk mail in your mailbox. Not sure that will help anything though.

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 2:47 pm

Why don't you lik* the l*tt*r *, Pr*dabot?

KingMob · Post by **KingMob** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 9:46 am

Predabot wrote:Please advice me

Shower more often.
Oh, and change your hairstyle.

Post by **Best First** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 2:20 pm

and try and skip for at least half an hour every day.

Gekigengar · Post by **Gekigengar** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 3:12 pm

Best way to ensure your account is safe.

1: delete the email.
2: open a new browser
3: type the correct URL for your bank/online account that you signed up with (ie: http://www.paypal.com, etc.)
4: banks never ask...
a: personal numbers like Social Security
b: pins
c: account information

BTW, those phishing emails... thay kan't spel.

For more fun: http://www.419eater.com/

BB Shockwave · Post by **BB Shockwave** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:04 pm

Or, most of the time, it's not even a scam to get your pasword... you just click the link, and a big juice virus awaits on the other end. Nod32 spotted some when I accidently (or out of curiousity) tried to see what's "on the other side".

People who program viruses should be tied to a chair and have their hard drives refomatted in front of their eyes.

And then the backup disks broken... yes they deserve it.

Gekigengar · Post by **Gekigengar** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 6:38 am

BB Shockwave wrote:Or, most of the time, it's not even a scam to get your pasword... you just click the link, and a big juice virus awaits on the other end. Nod32 spotted some when I accidently (or out of curiousity) tried to see what's "on the other side".

People who program viruses should be tied to a chair and have their hard drives refomatted in front of their eyes. And then the backup disks broken... yes they deserve it.

Why go through the trouble of reformatting?

When you can use industrial strength magnets used for TV stations, microwaves, and my personal favorite 45 magnum.

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What the h*ll is this?! Some kind of bloody bank??

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