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An Email with the Subject "Important Issues Concerning Your Online Services" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:10:41 -0400 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "Wells Fargo Online"<ofsrep.alert_ict@wellsfargo.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 Customer:
We've
noticed that you experienced trouble logging
into Wells Fargo Online
Banking.
After three unsuccessful
attempts to access your
account, your Wells Fargo Online Profile has
been locked. This has been
done to secure your accounts and to protect
your private information.
Wells Fargo is committed to making sure that
your online transactions
are secure.
To
unlock your account, and verify your identity
please follow this link
and sign in:
http://www.wellsfargo.com/webscr/login_submit
Sincerely,
Wells
Fargo
Online Customer Service
Protect
yourself from fraud and identity theft. To
learn more, go to
http://wellsfargo.com/privacy_security/
fraud_prevention/
If you
have a question about your account, please sign
on to your secure
online banking session at wellsfargo.com ,
click the Sign On button and
then select "Contact Us."