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An Email with the Subject "Fw: Secure Your Wells Fargo Online Banking" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 22:04:01 -0800 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "Bill Browne Sr" <bill597@cox.net>.
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.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Wells Fargo
Online
To: bill597@cox.net
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 8:04 PM
Subject: Secure Your Wells Fargo Online Banking Dear Customer: We've Detected
foreign IP attempt to logging into your Wells Fargo Online Banking.
After two
unsuccessful attempts to access your account, your Wells Fargo Online Account
has been locked. This has been done to secure your accounts and to protect your
private information. To unlock your account, http://online.wellsfargo.com/signon
and verify your identity please follow those insructions
.
Wells Fargo is committed to making sure that your online transactions are secure. 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."
No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.9/1294 - Release Date: 2/22/2008 6:39 PM |
Dear Customer:
We've Detected foreign IP attempt to logging into your Wells Fargo Online Banking. After two unsuccessful attempts to access your account, your Wells Fargo Online Account has been locked. This has been done to secure your accounts and to protect your private information. To unlock your account, http://online.wellsfargo.com/signon and verify your identity please follow those insructions .No virus found in this incoming message.