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An Email with the Subject "Urgent Banking Upgrade" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:13:58 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as StandardBank Internet Service <important-upgrade@alert.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.
Dear StandardBank Client,
Standard bank customers has lost the substantial of their funds by complying to give out their identity
to thefts and phisphers. We have
checked on the accounts attacked and we need to improve
the security of online accounts. Standard bank has
concluded on this new improvement procedure
and you have to confirm your identity to match up with the Status of the new
improvement.
Any reluctance to this,will stop your Account activities. We strongly
require you to click the link below Secure Website to upgrade your online bank account.
https://www.standardbank.co.za/accounts/upgrade/
Please understand that this is a safety feature to keep you safe as
we sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
Thank You