Worst Phishing Scam Ever

[Joe]

WAMU Bank
<[email protected]> to me
More options 9:04 pm (57 minutes ago)
Important Security Issue

Dear Wamu Member,

We recently determined that a different computer has logged into your Online Banking
account, and multiple password failures were present before the logons.

We now need you to re-confirm your account information to us. If this is not completed
within 24h , we will be forced to suspend your account as it may have been comrpomised.

We thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

http://members.aol.com/wamubankalert/viewnow.html

Thank you for your promt attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a security
measure meant to help protect you and your account.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

If you choose to ignore our request you leave us no choice but to temporarily suspend your
account.

Thank you for using WAMU! The WAMU Team

Just got this in my email. First of all, I've never heard of WAMU Bank. Second of all, the page is hosted on an aol member site. WTF? Couldn't they try to hide it just a little better than that?

[CamEdwards]

wow. that's pretty bad.

[dawgfan]

WAMU is short for Washington Mutual Bank.

Very poorly designed scam, but then again, I would think most people that get sucked in by these things aren't smart enough to look at the link at wonder about the address.

Of course, anyone with a brain knows that a bank wouldn't ask to give personal info like this over e-mail in the first place.

[atatange1]

*We now need you to re-confirm your account information to us. If this is not completed
within 24h , we will be forced to suspend your account as it may have been comrpomised.

I almost fell for it until I realised they mispelled compromise. :D

[Airhog]

Im gonna give them some info :D

[Shepp]

However bad it is, some idiot, somewhere will fall for it.

[Tekneek]

Kids. Kids are downloading these kits and playing with them. If just a few people fall for it, they get to play with those profiles (or sell/trade them).

EDIT...It will be down shortly. I just showed the URL to someone that is a syadmin for AOL...although it is a funny try.

[SnowMan]

LOL they ask for your ATM card # and PIN to log in. hahahahahaha

[SlapBone]

You should promtly reply so that yerr accownt dusent git supended

[MikeVick7]

Man...I'm glad you posted that. I didn't want my account to close.

Here's my card number: Nice try d*ck
Pin number: head

[bosshogg23]

I got an updated version of this

1. Login to your Washington Mutual Internet Banking account. In case you are not enrolled for Internet Banking, you will have to use your Social Security Number as both your Personal ID and Password and fill in all the required information, including your name and your account number.

2. Review your recent account history for any unauthorized withdrawals or deposits, and check your account profile to make sure not changes have been made. If any unauthorized activity has taken place on your account, report this to Washington Mutual staff immediately.

To get started, please click the link below:

https://login.personal.wamu.com/logon/logon.asp?dd=1

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and appreciate your assistance in helping us maintain the integrity of the entire Washington Mutual system. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.



Sincerely,

The Washington Mutual Team

Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered. For assistance, log in to your Washington Mutual account and choose the "Help" link in the header of any page.

Looks like the web address was at least improved. I dont bank at Washington Mutual either.

[Joe]

Well, they've moved on to different banks now. But they're still on AOL.

TCF Support
<[email protected]> to me
More options 2:05 pm (27 minutes ago)
Dear valued TCF client,

We are glad to inform you, that our bank is switching to new transactions security standards.
TCF ATM services utilize advanced security technology to protect your personal financial information.
This TCF security update will be effective immediately.
Please follow ATM confirmation reference.

Please click below:
http://members.aol.com/tcfbankalerts/secure.mvnt4.com.tcf.onlinebanking.index.html

This security upgrade will be effective immediately and requires our customers to update their ATM card information.

Thank you for choosing TCF.
TCF Bank Security support.

[Mustang]

Is there any money in proofreading phishing attempts? Good god... I would bold the errors but, unfortunately the entire message would be bolded.





Military Grade Encryption is Only Start
At PayPal, we want to increase your security and comfort level with every transaction. From our Buyer and Seller Protection Policies to out Verification and Reputation systems, we`ll help to keep you safe.

We Recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your PayPal account from foreign IP adress and we have reasons to believe that your account was hijacked by a third party without your authorization

If you recently noticed one or more attempts your account while traveling, the unusual log in attempts may have been initiated by you. However, if your are rightful holder of the account, click on the link below to log into your account and fallow the intrusctions.

If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choise but not temporaly suspend account.

We ask that you fallow at least 72 hours for the case to be investigated and we strongly recomanded to verify your account in that time.

If you recived this notice and you are not the authorized account holder, please be aware that it is in violation of PayPal policy to represent oneself as another PayPal user.Such action may also be in violation of local, national, and/or international law. Paypal is misappropriate at the request of law enforment agencies to ensure that perpetrators are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

Thanks for your patiance as we work togheter to protect your account.

Sincerly,
PayPal Account Review Department
PayPal, an ebay Company

[molson]

Does anyone know if these people are ever prosecuted - at least the scams that originate in the US?

[Passacaglia]

WAMU is short for Washington Mutual Bank.

Very poorly designed scam, but then again, I would think most people that get sucked in by these things aren't smart enough to look at the link at wonder about the address.

Of course, anyone with a brain knows that a bank wouldn't ask to give personal info like this over e-mail in the first place.

WaMu just started getting into the Chicago market, and they have ads EVERYWHERE. If you get WGN and watch that for a while, you're bound to see a few of their commercials.

[Axxon]

Hey, give the WAMU guys a break. They ran it by their Bankers Pen and they thought it was a bad idea to ask for ATM and pin numbers so they had to do it. :D

[dawgfan]

WaMu just started getting into the Chicago market, and they have ads EVERYWHERE. If you get WGN and watch that for a while, you're bound to see a few of their commercials.
Yeah, when I was out there last summer I opened a WAMU account, knowing it'd be easy to transfer stuff once I was back in Seattle.

What's funny about WAMU's expansion is that their ad campaigns in the late '80's/early '90's was all about how, unlike almost every other bank in the state, they weren't some "outsiders" from California moving into town but were the last Washington-based major bank in the state.

[Easy Mac]

I thought this was about you buying Trey Anastasio's solo album.

[IwasHere]

First of all, I've never heard of WAMU Bank.
Are you saying you do not have those crazy "Banker" comercials on all the time?

[Joe]

Are you saying you do not have those crazy "Banker" comercials on all the time?

no idea what commercials you are talking about. unless they're only on cable which I don't have. but I have never seen WAMU, here it is mostly TCF, US Bank, Wells Fargo

[Passacaglia]

no idea what commercials you are talking about. unless they're only on cable which I don't have. but I have never seen WAMU, here it is mostly TCF, US Bank, Wells Fargo

Like I said, if you get WGN, you'll see it. The commercials also star one of the Walters from Seinfeld. "Get well, get well soon, we wish you to get well!"

[miked]

Along the lines of phishing, I get about 5-10 of these a day. Most of them from "jewelers" or "aritsts" or something like that. Apparently, in the UK, they can't write very well...

HELLO,
My name is Paul Baker and I am an artist.I live in United Kingdom,with
the love of my life that my wife,two kids, four cats, one dog and the love
of my life.
It is definitely a full house. I have been doing artwork since I was a
small child. That gives me about 23 years of experience.
I majored in art in high school and took a few college art courses.
Most of my work
is done in either pencil or airbrush mixed with color pencils. I have
recently
added designing and creating artwork on the computer. I have
been selling my art for the last 3 years and have had my work featured
on trading cards, prints and in magazines.I have sold in galleries and
to private collectors from all around the world. I am always facing
serious difficulties when it comes to selling my art works to
Americans,they are always offering to pay with a US POSTAL MONEY ORDER,
which is difficult for me to cash here in United Kingdom.
I am looking for a representative in the states who will be working for me
as a partime orker and i will be willing to pay %10 for every
transaction,which wouldnt affect ur present state of work,someone who
would help me recieve payments from my customers in the states.i mean
someone that is responsible and reliable,cause the cost of coming to
the state and getting payments is very expensive,i am working on
setting up a branch in the states,so for now i need a representative
in the united states who will be handling the payment aspect. These
payments are in money order and they would come to you in your name,
so all you need do is cash the money order deduct your percentage and
wire the rest back. But the problem i have is trust,But i have my way
of getting anyone that gets away with our money,i mean the FBI branch
in Washington gets involved. It wouldnt cost u any amount,u are to
receive payments which will be sent to u by fedex or usps from my
business patners,which would come in form of a money order then to
cash it and send the cash to me via western union money transfer or
moneygram money ransfer,all transfer fees should be deducted from the
money. If you are interested,please get back to me as soon as
possible.

Regards
Paul Baker

[IwasHere]

Just got this in my email. First of all, I've never heard of WAMU Bank. Second of all, the page is hosted on an aol member site. WTF? Couldn't they try to hide it just a little better than that?
What came first the chicken or the egg?

Anyone here asking themselves if these posts about WaMu have resulted in the WaMu banner ads that are now appearing on this very site?

Curious?

[Grammaticus]

Does anyone know if these people are ever prosecuted - at least the scams that originate in the US?
very rarely, financial institutions and other businesses don't have the resources to spend on special investigation units and law enforcement will generally not touch stuff like this unless someone hands a slam dunk case to them.

Losses incurred by financial institutions are passed on to consumers in the form of higer fees (invisible). It is all just the cost of doing business. The real visible damage is the effect to a person who has their identity stolen and the 80 plus hours they spend trying to correct it. Not to mention the money paid restoring their identity.