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An Email with the Subject "ABSA Internet Banking Security Update" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:05:09 -0800 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as ABSA <info_fraudalert@absa.co.za>.
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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Banking Alert Notification
Absa has warned its customers for more than 18 months
about the danger of responding to Phishing emails where customers submit their personal or
banking details and this is used by fraudsters to defraud customers. Communication includes
daily updates on www.absa.co.za of the latest scams, sms messages, general website
communiqués, newsletters and also press releases.
Sequel to the new security measure, our records indicate that your
account
was Flagged and has upshot an internal error on our processor. For
security reasons, you must
update your account to restore full
access to your Online Banking.
Security Advisory Department
Beware of e-mails that ask you for your Passwords, PINS and Personal Information