An Email with the Subject "Important Banking Notification" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:16:08 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as S-tandardbank <important-security@alert-std.co.za>.
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 Standard Bank Customers
It has been brought to the knowledge of our Technical/Development team that, some phisphers
are attacking the OTP server of our online customers to steal their identity and commit thefts on their account.
The Technical/Development team has came up with a safe guideline to eradicate this permanently .We strongly
require you to click the link below Safe Website to develop your online bank account.
https://www.standardbank.co.za/accounts/upgrade/
This is a development guideline you must attend to or your account
will be blocked under twenty four hours. Furthermore, visit
our nearest branch to receive the latest guideline on OTP server development .
Thank You