An
Email with the Subject "Important information regarding your account." was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:44:29 -0700
and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email.
The sender shows as "Bank of the West" <customerserv@securityupdate.org>.
The email address was probably spoofed. Do not reply to or contact any persons or organizations referenced in
this email, or follow any URLs as you may expose yourself to scammers and, at the very least, you will be
added to their email address lists for spam purposes.
Scam TagCloud
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Scam Email Headers
This a (redacted) view of the raw email headers of this scam email.
Personally Identifiable Information (PII) has been suppressed, but can be
supplied as received to appropriate investigating or law enforcement agencies on request.
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[envelope-to:] => scams@scamdex.com
[delivery-date:] => Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:44:29 -0700
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[1] => from securityupdate.org ([72.17.202.50]) by press.presstv.ir with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Fri, 13 Aug 2010 07:47:13 +0330
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[x-originalarrivaltime:] => 13 Aug 2010 04:17:13.0390 (UTC) FILETIME=[67FA6CE0:01CB3A9E]
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[mime-version:] => 1.0
[content-type:] => multipart/alternative;boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01CB3A9E.67BEEA80"
[subject:] => Important information regarding your account.
[date:] => Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:14:16 +0330
[message-id:] => <20100813034416.60B155B2F689EEF5@securityupdate.org>
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[thread-topic:] => Important information regarding your account.
[thread-index:] => Acs6nmgxStInZ6O7TyezY98z2sS9fQ==
[from:] => "Bank of the West"
[to:] =>
[x-spam-status:] => No, score=1.1
[x-spam-score:] => 11
[x-spam-bar:] => +
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)
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We recently have determined that different computers have logged onto your Online Banking account, and multiple
password failures were present before the logons.
We now need you to re-confirm your account information to us.
If this is not completed by August 14, 2010, we will be forced to suspend your account indefinitely, as it may have been
used for fraudulent purposes. We thank you for your cooperation in this manner.
Thank you for your patience in this matterm,
Bank of the West Customer Service
Please do not reply to this e-mail as this is only a notification. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.
Dear Bank of the West customer,
We recently have determined that different computers have logged onto your Online Banking account, and multiple
password failures were present before the logons.
We now need you to re-confirm your account information to us.
If this is not completed by August 14, 2010, we will be forced to suspend your account indefinitely, as it may have been
used for fraudulent purposes. We thank you for your cooperation in this manner.
To confirm your Online Banking records click on the following link:
https://etimebanker.bankofthewest.com/BOW/LoginUser.aspx
Thank you for your patience in this matterm,
Bank of the West Customer Service
Please do not reply to this e-mail as this is only a notification. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.
