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A Scam Email with the Subject "Your Credit Union Credit Card ( Debit ) will be blocked in 24h !" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Fri, 19 May 2006 19:20:40 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam. The sender was "service@visa.com" <service@visa.com>, although it may have been spoofed.
Dear VISA Credit Card Owner ,
Verified by VISA protects you existing VISA card with a password you create ,
giving you assurance the only you can use your card online!
Your Credit Union Credit Card ( Debit ) will be blocked in 24h
Verified by
VISA is devoted to keeping a safe environment for its community of consumers and
producers. To guarantee the safety of your account, VISA deploys some of the
most advanced security measures in the world and our anti-fraud units regularly
screen the VISA database for suspicious
activity.
We recently have discovered that multiple computers have attempted to log into
your VISA. Online Banking account, and multiple password failures
were presented before the logons. We now require you to activate Verified by
VISA and create a password for your credit card . If this is not completed by March
23, 2006, 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.
In order to confirm your Online Bank records, we may require some specific
information from you.
Please
Click Here or on the link
below to re-validate your account information :
http://www.visa.com/verified-by-visa/update.htm
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this
is a security measure meant to help protect you and your account.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choice but to temporary
suspend your account.
VISA Security Team