An Email with the Subject "Westpac Online Banking Update" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:32:21 -0800 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as Westpac Online Banking <support@westpac.com.au>.
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,
During our regularly scheduled account maintenance and verification
procedures,
we have detected a slight error in your billing information.
This
might be due to either of the following reasons:
1. A recent change in your personal information (i.e. change of
address,
e-mail address).
2. An inability to accurately verify your selected option of payment due to an internal error within our processors.
Please update and verify your information by checking the link below:
https://online.westpac.com.au/esis/Login/SrvPage
We are requesting
this information to verify and protect your identity. This is
in order
to prevent the use of the Australian banking system in illegal
activity.
Please do not "Reply" to this Alert.
At Westpac Bank we are always ready to help you. If you
need account
assistance,
product information or answers to financial questions we are here for
you. Send us an email, call or write us. You may also try our online
help files.
Email us
at: customers@westpac.com.au, ics@westpac.com.au
? 2007 Westpac
Bank. Member FDIC.Financial
Group. All rights reserved.
Dear Customer,
During our regularly scheduled account maintenance and verification
procedures,
we have detected a slight error in your billing information.
This
might be due to either of the following reasons:
1. A recent change in your personal information (i.e. change of
address,
e-mail address).
2. An inability to accurately verify your selected option of payment due to an internal error within our processors.
Please update and verify your information by checking the link below:
https://online.westpac.com.au/esis/Login/SrvPage
We are requesting
this information to verify and protect your identity. This is
in order
to prevent the use of the Australian banking system in illegal
activity.
Please do not "Reply" to this Alert.
At Westpac Bank we are always ready to help you. If you
need account
assistance,
product information or answers to financial questions we are here for
you. Send us an email, call or write us. You may also try our online
help files.
Email us
at: customers@westpac.com.au, ics@westpac.com.au
? 2007 Westpac
Bank. Member FDIC.Financial
Group. All rights reserved.