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An Email with the Subject "E-mail Fraud Attempt" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:14:48 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "Franklin Bank"<memberservice@bankfranklin.com>.
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.
Members and Non-Members may have received an e-mail that "appears" to be from Franklin Bank. This is an e-mail fraud attempt designed by hackers to obtain your personal information. The e-mail has a link that sends you to a site similar to our Internet Branch site and requests you to supply your card information. We urge you not to follow the links or enter any account information. We are commited to safeguarding your personal information and it is important that your account stays secure. The e-mail addresses used in the scam were not obtained from Franklin Bank. We will never ask members for personal account information in this manner. For your security, your online banking profile has been locked . Unlocking your profile will take approximately one minute to complete : To reactivate your debit/credit card : Immediately call (800) 644-5716 Monday-Friday during office hours or after hours and on weekends to reactivate your debit/credit card. Copyright© 2008 - Franklin Bank.All Rights Reserved