An Email with the Subject "Sun Trust Banks Online server update." was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:28:25 -0700 and has been classified as a Employment/Job Scam Email. The sender shows as "Sun Trust Support Center" <service-department@suntrust.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.
30 June, SunTrust Security Update Warning |
30 June, SunTrust Security Update Warning
Dear Customer,we are happy to announce about the security update on our servers.
We appreciate our clients, so we have updated the security certificates, that protects your identity - it is our top priority.
We have a number of safety measures in place to help protect you, including industry-standard technologies on our Web site and teams dedicated to fight fraud and identity
theft.
You can depend on us to safeguard your personal and financial information.
To insure the highest level of security when performing online banking transactions,
SunTrust Banks Inc. recommends that you use a browser that supports 128-bit encryption and SunTrust Electronic certificate.
In order to use new 128-bi encryption electronic certificate, press CONTINUE>>, to install the latest security certificate automatically.
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