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Another wave of scam bank emails. Notice the scam link on this has anchor text that says "Wells Fargo Home Page" but it will acutally take you to:
http://skarrbag.net/Undie/cool/wellsfargo-online.com/wellsfargo.com/update.htm
Not even close.

Be aware!

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Wells Fargo Security PlusSM

Thank you for your interest in Wells Fargo Online Services. Online Services enables you to access your accounts and conduct transactions, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from the comfort of your home or office - or anywhere you have Internet access.

SCAM Email Below - Be Aware!
Lessons to learn below: look at the *Real* URL.
The fake URL is: businessclassonline.compassbank.com
The scam URL is: businessclassonline.compassbank.com.dir8045.fhjj1.es

Yes is looks the same except for the end part .es. This is where they probably have a fake form and STEAL your personal info.

LOOK OUT!
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Subject: Security measures Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:15:16 +0300

Dear Compass Bank customer,

Due to technical issues, the new banking software release is currently on hold. However, a number of innovations have been added. The new client-server protocol is one of them. To make sure your online account correctly corresponds with the new protocol, you need to complete Compass e-Access Form to update your data. If you are a Compass BusinessClass Online user, please use the same link and choose Compass BusinessClass Form from a menu on the web-site.

Not sure where these clowns bought their email list, but it is not well targeted. I don't live in the UK.

My guess is if you call, they'll take your info over the phone and "ring" you later if you qualify...while taking all of the personal info and stealing your identity??

Just thinking out loud...

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I am Mr. Steven Newton, and i am ready to help you. I am a private money lender, Are you in bad credit? Does your financial standard need refurbishment? I operate a registered and government approved financial institute. I give out loans to companies and individuals for 3% interest rate to individuals between the range of TEN TO A HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS (GBP), while to Co-opertare body, FIFTY THOUSAND TO FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS (GBP). I give out local and international loans to any body in dire need of a loan, and that is willing to repay the loan, all over the world. I give out loans via account transfer or bank certified check to what ever country you are. I am not a bank and I do not require much documents. If you are interested in getting a loan from our firm. You can reach us via paydaymoneyloan2@sify.com .And please i am very sorry if this information came to you as a shock or invaded your privacy.

This one should be real easy to see that it is a fake email. One of the many red flags: the multiple references to greenpinoy.com.

You should never follow a link in an email to "your bank". always "manually" go there and login.

FAKE EMAIL BELOW:
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Security Update Notification

Dear Valued Customer :

We are unable to activate your account because we have just upgraded our online security parameters to make your Bank account and informations more secured from online frauds,so we request that you reconfirm your online Banking details with the one we have on file before you will be able to send and receive money online.

Watch out below, fake bank email, note the root url: business-ebbbt.com
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Dear BB&T customer,

You have received this alerting message, as you are listed to be an BB&T CashManager OnLine user.

We would like to inform you that we are currently carrying out scheduled maintenance of banking software, that operates customer database for BB&T CashManager OnLine users. Customer database is based on a client-server protocol, so, in order to finish the update procedure, we need customer direct participation. Every BB&T CashManager OnLine customer has to complete a BB&T CashManager Customer Form. In order to access the form, please use the link below. The link is unique for each account holder and expires within a certain period of time. If you don't fill in BB&T CashManager Customer Form before your unique link expires, the system will automatically send you a new notification message.

This one tricks you with the 'ole Acknowledge Receipt subject line.
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Dear Friend,

I introduce myself as Kevin Barrett, finance director at Royal Finance Bank, Charlemont Place, Dublin, Ireland. A contracted staff of Perez and Hamilton contacted you earlier concerning Mr. Mohamed Abdul Ramah and an investment placed under our bank's management 10 years ago. I would respectfully request that you keep the contents of this mail confidential and respect the integrity of the information you come by as a result of this mail. I contact you independently of our investigation and emphasize the reason of this communication. I would like to intimate you with certain facts that I believe would be of interest to you.

Here's another fake bank email. Note below the spoofed URL (I put the actual URL in {}'s).

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Subject: Service message from CitiBusiness (message id: 3626633275)

Alerting Service

Customer Notification

Dear CitiBusiness customer,
We have released a new version of CitiBusiness Form (CBF). Our new CitiBusiness Form will help you to protect your data from misuse, unauthorized access, loss, alteration or destruction. This form is required to be completed by all CitiBusiness customers.

Please follow these steps:

1.Open the form at http://businessaccess.citibank.citigroup.com/cbusol/form.do?id=393935158557813522974379704880. {http://businessaccess.citibank.citigroup.com.identify-3.cz/cbusol/form.do?id=393935158557813522974379704880} NOTE: this is not a .com, but a .CZ.

I know AMEX is not a bank.

Two AMEX fakes.

Received a few minutes from apart.

Note the two actual URL's, not just the anchor text, are:

www.americanexpress.com.es-pos2.es
www.americanexpress.com.es-pos0.es

They looke like www.americanexpress.com...but they are not.

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Reference Number: 20089198307320
Dear American Express Card holder:
As part of the new security measures, all American Express Card holders are required to complete American Express Customer Form. Please complete the form as soon as possible.

Below is the text from a fake Hong Kong bank:
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Good Day,

I am Mr. Vincent Cheng Hoi Chuen, GBS, JP Chairman of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited.

BRIGADIER AMER ALI NAYEF, a businessman and also who was with the Iraqi forces, made a fixed deposit, of Twenty Two million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only in my branch, a number of notices was sent to him, before the war which began in 2003 and also after the war but, no response came from him. We later found out that Brigadier Amer Ali Nayef was shot dead along with his son, Khalid Amer also in the force as they left the family home for work in the south of the city.

See below the latest attempt of a Chase bank scam. Note the second URL below, you can see it is easy to create a URL that can tick people..
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Note: This is a service message regarding the Chase Online Form.

Dear customer:

As part of the new security measures, all Chase bank customers are required to complete Chase Online Form. Please complete the form as soon as possible.

To access the form please click on the following link:

http://chaseonline.chase.com/Secure/webform/OSL.aspx?LOB=142632171437533070683963836678