An Email with the Subject "Urgent Alert (Update Your Wachovia Online Banking Information)" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Wed, 16 May 2007 23:12:16 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as Wachovia Bank <onlineservice@wachovia.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.
UPDATE YOUR ONLINE ACCOUNT
Wachovia Online is hereby announcing the new change in Online Banking
Service. We're
upgrading
our SSL servers for a more reliable and secure Online Services.
With this upgrade, you are required to update your Online Account to
avert any technical
error with our processors.
Go to the link below to update your Account.
Reference*
http://www.wachovia.com/secure/update/ssl.cfm
Sincerely,
David H. Stone
Director of Customer Advocacy
Wachovia Corporation - eCommerce Division
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