The Scamdex Scam Email Archive X

Subject:  New Security Measures
From:  "Wells Fargo Customer Support Departament"<service@wellsfargo.com>
Date:  Sat, 09 Dec 2006 13:48:15 -0800
Category:  Generic
Date Added:  2016-07-20 20:12:11

An Email with the Subject "New Security Measures" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sat, 09 Dec 2006 13:48:15 -0800 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "Wells Fargo Customer Support Departament"<service@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 Wells Fargo Customer,

       During a recent update and verification of Wells Fargo Internet Banking Accounts, our system was unable to fully validate
       your account information. There are two possibile explanations: Your current account information has not been verified in the previous six months; or An error occured during the security update, and vital information was lost or destroyed.        As a result, our system has been set to remove your information completely from the updated security network at the
       completion of the month of October.

       If you wish to exclude your account from the removal list, please follow the link below. The fields presented in the
       new window represent the information that has expired, or been damaged. Please update these fields to continue
       using your Wells Fargo account normally.

              https://online.wellsfargo.com/signon?LOB=CONS&OFFERCODE=WEB&#Verification

* This is an automated message by Wells Fargo Security, replies to this address can not be answered.