An Email with the Subject "Colonial Bank Online server update." was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:58:19 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "Colonial Bank Support Center" <administration@colonialbank.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 Colonial Bank Customers. Protect your passwords! - Never write down your passwords. - Never share passwords with anyone. - Change your password every few months. - Change your password if you think it has been compromised. For a password to be strong and hard to break, it should be at least nine characters long, contain characters from each of the following three groups: letters (uppercase and lowercase), numerals, symbols (all characters not defined as letters or numerals), not contain your name or user name and not be a common word or name. Be sure your computer is up-to-date with security patches, anti-virus, and anti-spyware protection. Download our latest all-in-one Internet software from our Customer Service Department to make your online life completely secured. Press here to Start>> Sincerely, Russell Whitlock. 2003-2008 Colonial bank Support Team |