SUBJECT: SECURITY WARNING: Current Phishing Scam
Dear First
National Bank Northeast Customer,
We
would like to warn you about a current phishing scam directed at
financial institutions and their end users. This scam targets
users by sending emails that appear to be from an official
online banking source (for example, “Digital Insight Customer
Care,” “Digital Insight Administration,” etc.), and is designed
to trick the recipient into clicking a link in the e-mail for
the purpose of acquiring sensitive data, such as passwords or
financial information.
NEVER
click links or install programs suggested in emails,
even if the email appears to be from an official or familiar
source.
First National Bank Northeast will never
request sensitive information via emails. If you receive such a
request please contact us immediately.
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Sample Phishing Email --
From:
"customer-care@digitalinsight.com"
<administration@digitallnsight.com>
Date:
July 16, 2008
To: <name>
Subject:
Attention - Important
Notification!
We inform you
that your account is about to expire. It is strongly recommended
to update it immediately. Update form is located
here.
However, failure to confirm your records may result in account
suspension
The
email described above is not legitimate.
Users should be advised to immediately delete emails such as
these, and be careful not to take the actions requested.