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Hello, I am Miss Young. I received the following email, apparently
from my bank. The reality is that it was sent by criminals that want
me to give them my personal information, so that they can empty my account,
or use the information for identity theft.
Go to the phishing page to see more stories
about phishing.
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From:
Wells Fargo <mailto:accounts@wellsfargo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2005
Subject: Action Required - ID Verification
Dear Wells Fargo customer,
During our regular accounts verification, it has come to our attention
that your account may be slightly out of date or incomplete. This irregularity
can and must be fixed through the Wells Fargo Account Confirmation process
that takes 10 minutes to complete and involves logging in and confirming
your identity over a secure connection at:
http://www.wellsfargo.com/confirmation/secure/index.html
If you choose to disregard this notification, your account might be
restricted and you will not be able to:
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Access your account online |
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Pay your monthly bill online |
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Review and download monthly statements |
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Request a credit line increase or change your address
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Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter and for using Wells
Fargo.
Brokerage accounts offered through Wells Fargo
Investments, LLC (member SIPC), a non-bank affiliate of Wells Fargo
& Company.
1999 - 2005 Wells Fargo Bank. All rights reserved.
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I reported it to Wells Fargo and received the following
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From:
Wells Fargo Online <mailto:ofsrep.wfwgw@wellsfargo.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005
Subject: Re : Your Wells Fargo Inquiry
(#7482-003332-2546\33322546)
Dear Miss Young:
Thank you for writing to us about the suspicious email you received. This
is a fraudulent email. Wells Fargo did not provide your email address
to anyone and is in no way involved in the publishing of this email.
Wells Fargo's systems have not been compromised in any way.
Wells Fargo will not send you unsolicited messages asking you to verify
your accounts or provide personal information. Please delete the
fraudulent message without clicking on any links or opening any attachments
and do not provide any information through the link included in the email.
Wells Fargo's Security Team is reviewing all notifications received regarding
fraudulent email messages.
If you are a Wells Fargo customer and released any account information,
clicked on any links, or opened any attachments as a result of this fraudulent
email, or if you detect an unknown file on your computer, please call
us at 1-800-956-4442. We are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
If you are not a Wells Fargo customer, please contact your financial institution.
Wells Fargo is committed to protecting our customers. We believe
a critical success factor in combating fraud attempts is a strong collaborative
effort between Wells Fargo and the community. We encourage you to
use extreme caution when approached by anyone requesting personal and
sensitive information.
Get additional information on how to protect yourself against fraud: wellsfargo.com/privacy_security/fraud_prevention/checklist.jhtml
Sincerely,
XXXXX
Wells Fargo
Online Customer Service
Wells Fargo can help you avoid fraud and identity theft. To learn more,
go to wellsfargo.com/privacy_security/fraud_prevention/
If you have a question about your account, please sign on to your secure
online banking session on wellsfargo.com, click the Sign On button and
then select "Contact Us." If you are currently in "My Message Center,"
and have another question about this subject, click on the "Reply" button.
To ask a new question, click on "Contact Us."
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Some months later: |
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From:
Wells Fargo Banking Online <mailto:idverify@wellsfargo.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005
Subject: Update Information - Verification
Required
Dear Wells Fargo customer,
As you may already know, we at Wells Fargo guarantee your online security
and partner with you to prevent fraud. Due to the newly introduced Comprehensive
Quarterly Updates Program (which is meant to help you against identity
theft, monitor your credit and correct any possible errors), we urge
you to go through the 2 steps Wells Fargo Account Confirmation process.
The operation involves logging in and confirming your identity over
a secure connection at:
http://www.wellsfargo.com/confirmation/update/signon?SIGNON&XCP=1010
After completing the operation, you will be informed whether or not
your account has been confirmed with Comprehensive Quarterly.
Thank you for working with us in combating online fraud and also, for
choosing Wells Fargo as your Financial Institution.
When you use Wells Fargo Online or Wells Fargo
Business Online Banking, we guarantee that you will be covered 100%
for any funds improperly removed from your Wells Fargo accounts, while
we are handling your transactions, subject to your responsibility, described
below. Brokerage accounts offered through
Wells Fargo Investments, LLC (member SIPC), a non-bank affiliate of
Wells Fargo & Company.
1999 - 2005 Wells Fargo Bank. All rights reserved.
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From:
Wells Fargo <mailto:CustomerServicE@WellsFargo.Com>
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005
Subject: Periodic Account Review
Dear customers:
Wells Fargo is constantly working to increase security for all Online
Banking users. To ensure the integrity of our online payment system,
we periodically review accounts.
Your account might be place on restricted status. Restricted accounts
continue to receive payments, but they are limited in their ability
to send or withdraw funds.
To lift up this restriction, you need to login into your account (with
your username or SSN and your password), then you have to complete our
verification process. You must confirm your credit card details and
your billing information as well. All restricted accounts have their
billing information unconfirmed, meaning that you may no longer send
money from your account until you have updated your billing information
on file.
To initiate the billing update confirmation process, please follow the
link bellow and fill in the necessary fields:
https://online.wellsfargo.com/signon?LOB=CONS
Thank you,
Wells Fargo - Online Banking
1995 - 2005
Wells Fargo. All rights reserved.
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From:
WellsFargo Online <mailto:support@wellsfargo.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005
Subject: Important Notice!
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IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION
Dear Sir/Madam,
Since years Wells Fargo & Co. is serving its clients
with the most reliable service. In Banking the most important
part is the security of our clients. Wells Fargo &
Co. always look forward for the high security of our clients.
We are proud to announce about the new security measures
for providing our clients with a new secure online system.
We updated our new SSL servers to give our clients; a
better, fast and secure online banking service.
Due to the recent update of the servers, you are requested
to please update your account info at the following link.
https://online.wellsfargo.com/signon?LOC=UPDATE
*Important*
You are requested to fill out the form exactly the same
as you filled at the time of sign up with Well Fargo's
online Banking. Please provide all the info completely
and correctly otherwise due to security reasons we may
have to suspend your account temporarily.
George S. Scott
Security Advisor
Wells Fargo & Co.
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Please do not reply to this e-mail. All e-mails send to this
address will be ignored.
Notice: We collect personal information
on the Wells Fargo website. For further please feel free to
contact us.
Email Notification ID # WFC1002s/2-2-05
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From:
Wells Fargo <mailto:aw-confirm@ebay.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Subject: Important Online Access
Agreement Update!
Dear Wells Fargo customer,
We at Wells Fargo, would like to remind
you that your Wells Fargo Account has not been updated to the latest
Online Access Agreement for Wells Fargo Online Services.
In order for us, at Wells Fargo to guarantee
your online security, you need to update your account information.
We urge you to partner with us to prevent consumer fraud, by going
through the 2 steps Wells Fargo Account Confirmation process. This
operation involves logging in and confirming your identity over a
secure connection at:
Thank you for choosing Wells Fargo as your
Financial Institution.
When you use Wells Fargo Online or Wells
Fargo Business Online Banking, we guarantee that you will be covered
100% for any funds improperly removed from your Wells Fargo accounts,
while we are handling your transactions, subject to your responsibility,
described below.
1999 - 2005 Wells Fargo Bank. All rights reserved.
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