Post by Carolyn on Jan 19, 2004 9:58:43 GMT -5
I got an e-mail today, I wonder if anyone else has seen this:
From: "U.S. Bank" <Fionan_Illa@yahoo.com> Add to Address Book
To: ME - address taken out.
Subject: Your account at U.S. Bank has been suspended.
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 03:11:22 -0400 (EST)
Dear U.S. Bank account holder,
We regret to inform you, that we had to block your U.S. Bank account
because we have been notified that your account may have been compromised by outside parties.
Our terms and conditions you agreed to state that your account must always be under your control or those you designate at all times.
We have noticed some activity related to your account that indicates that other parties may have access and or control of your information in your account.
These parties have in the past been involved with money laundering, illegal drugs, terrorism and various Federal Title 18 violations.
In order that you may access your account we must verify your identity by clicking on the link below.
Please be aware that until we can verify your identity no further access to your account will be allowed and we will have no other liability for your
account or any transactions that may have occurred as a result of your failure to reactivate your account as instructed below.
Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter.
www.usbank.com/account_verify/cgi/index.htm
Before you reactivate your account, all payments have been frozen, and you will not be able to use your account in any way until we have verified your
identity.
One problem is, I don't have and never have had an account with U.S. Bank, but can you just imagine clicking on the link and giving away information and having your bank account plundered?
I forwarded the e-mail on to U.S. Bank's headquarters, maybe they'll want to do something with it, but imagine the temporary shock when I thought my U.S. funds had been frozen.
By the way, I have on-line banking and the only activity in my account is 2 deposits a month, followed by 2 withdrawals a month, made by me, plus the occasional purchase, which happens maybe every 3 months. What morons, but I'll betcha, people are falling for this all over the place every day.
Oh, the additional idiotic mistake they used is I have never used that e-mail address for ANY business I have.
From: "U.S. Bank" <Fionan_Illa@yahoo.com> Add to Address Book
To: ME - address taken out.
Subject: Your account at U.S. Bank has been suspended.
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 03:11:22 -0400 (EST)
Dear U.S. Bank account holder,
We regret to inform you, that we had to block your U.S. Bank account
because we have been notified that your account may have been compromised by outside parties.
Our terms and conditions you agreed to state that your account must always be under your control or those you designate at all times.
We have noticed some activity related to your account that indicates that other parties may have access and or control of your information in your account.
These parties have in the past been involved with money laundering, illegal drugs, terrorism and various Federal Title 18 violations.
In order that you may access your account we must verify your identity by clicking on the link below.
Please be aware that until we can verify your identity no further access to your account will be allowed and we will have no other liability for your
account or any transactions that may have occurred as a result of your failure to reactivate your account as instructed below.
Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter.
www.usbank.com/account_verify/cgi/index.htm
Before you reactivate your account, all payments have been frozen, and you will not be able to use your account in any way until we have verified your
identity.
One problem is, I don't have and never have had an account with U.S. Bank, but can you just imagine clicking on the link and giving away information and having your bank account plundered?
I forwarded the e-mail on to U.S. Bank's headquarters, maybe they'll want to do something with it, but imagine the temporary shock when I thought my U.S. funds had been frozen.
By the way, I have on-line banking and the only activity in my account is 2 deposits a month, followed by 2 withdrawals a month, made by me, plus the occasional purchase, which happens maybe every 3 months. What morons, but I'll betcha, people are falling for this all over the place every day.
Oh, the additional idiotic mistake they used is I have never used that e-mail address for ANY business I have.
