Like I'm going to ...

[lionkingcmsl]

go to a website and enter my personal info just because I got an e-mail saying that my acccount has been restricted.
I just got such a mail supposedly coming from U. S. Bank. The funny thing is that I do not have an account with that bank! :=0

The e-mail gave itself away with the following (Underlining is mine for emphasis):
Subject line:Fwd: Notification of U.S. Bank Internet Banking Unauthorized Account Access

Portion of body: ... 1. Login to your U.S. Bank 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.

How's that again? How can there be unauthorized internet account access if I'm not signed up for internet banking?
Actually this one was pretty poor and lame in its trying to get me to enter any information.

Before you ask, yes, I reported the above e-mail, like I do all spoofs trying to get my personal info, to U. S. Bank, and, no, I didn't go to the site linked to.

Comments

[torakiyoshi.livejournal.com]

That is the lousiest excuse for an internet phisher I've ever seen.

Wow.

GOod call, LK!

-=TK

[raja-laba-laba.livejournal.com]

There are a lot of scams like that doing the rounds. So much so that my own bank issued a warning to it's customers that even if an email came from them requesting info, not to respond (not that I would have), and that they would never request secure info over an email.

[yaochi.livejournal.com]

They are mass mailings. They are bound to get lucky now and then.

Worse news is that a Federal Judge has just ruled that all privacy contracts online have no legal standing.

This is VERY VERY BAD NEWS.

[kamau-d-lyon.livejournal.com]

Nearly everyone I've talked to has gotten that thing. Yeah, they're fishing and sooner or later they'll catch some people.