ANOTHER bloody fraud email. This time from ANZ. *BEWARE*

uranium_death · 28-02-2007, 02:50 PM

Hello.

Got this email from "ANZ Bank". False parts are BOLD.

[Start of the Email]

[logoANZ.gif]

Dear customer!
ANZ is constantly working to improve the account security of our customers.
In order, to ensure the integrity and security of our online banking system,
we periodically review accounts. We were unable to contact you by phone
during the last check, so please verify the information at your account file and make sure it is right.
Please, verify your account information by following the link:
[1]
https://www.anz.com/inetbank/bankmain
The next verification will be done soon, invalid account information will
result in your account being placed to restricted status.
Customer Service
Australia and New Zealand Bank
[2]http://www.anz.com/

© Copyright Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ)

References

1.
http://www.anzausecure.com/
2.
http://www.anzausecure.com/

[End email]

Firstly, the ANZ logo didn't even work!

Secondly, I am not even an ANZ customer.

Unable to contact me by phone? No bank ever verifies details by phone. If they want to discuss details, they will ask you to come to the bank and talk about whatever.

No bank ever asks you to follow a link to "update" your personal details. Nor does any reputable business. Even a shonky business like Ebay doesn't do that.

No bank would ever place you on "restricted" status because you input the wrong details. As before, banks don't ask you to follow links to input details.

The final links are fraudulent and are false. A fabricated page to look like ANZ but really, it's fake.

As before, yeah sure. This may seem obvious. But people still fall for these tricks. My intention is that people will read this and once again not fall for it, delete the email and hope that others do not fall for it while the people responsible for this fraud are caught and have their fat ***** beat to a pulp.

Cheers

sgt_doofey · 28-02-2007, 04:28 PM

Never ever click on a link in an e-mail which asks you to enter personal details, no matter who it is from!

Always open up a new web browser and type in the URL to your bank/eBay/etc website manually yourself and follow links from there. No respectable company would ask you to verify any details once they have been records, let alone via e-mail.

GXL078 · 28-02-2007, 05:58 PM

I have had that one a couple of times and Westpac and Commonwealth and NAB. And I only bank with ST George. All when I was with Ozemail. Get zero spam with TPG now.

**Fordman1** · 28-02-2007, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sgt_doofey

Never ever click on a link in an e-mail which asks you to enter personal details, no matter who it is from!

Always open up a new web browser and type in the URL to your bank/eBay/etc website manually yourself and follow links from there. No respectable company would ask you to verify any details once they have been records, let alone via e-mail.

Yep NEVER give you banking details to ANYONE over the web !!!!!

XR06T · 01-03-2007, 11:22 AM

its unbelievable the lengths they go to.. the only difference between the actual anz log in and teh phony one is the enter your phone number bit!!

theiving ****s

red_october · 02-03-2007, 12:50 AM

Just have to be smart about these things I suppose. I had one exactly like it, but from Westpac. And it's not even my bank...nice try, but no cookie...