Westpac used for email scam
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Wednesday, 04 June 08 - 04:32 AM (GMT) By John ML Dierckx in Scam Alerts |
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From: onlineservice@wespac.acct-co.nz
See how the t is missing in Westpac
WELCOME BACK TO WESPAC NEW ZEALAND ONLINE BANKING
Dear Customer,
You have 1 new important message waiting in your inbox folder.
Due to Various Invalid Attempt to login to Your Account.
Please supply all the information requested .
click here to read
The Link taken away here was http://skull.cz/phpraid//authentication/smf/sft_rsult.htm
Hardly an address that comes even near an actual westpac account does it?
Regards,
Westpac New Zealand Limited Helpdesk
Please do not reply to this e-mail, this is not a monitored e-mail
address and we are unable to respond.
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I must say I have seen and actually published better ones on here. Are these scammers getting lazy?
Da Vinci 300 Kg Gold Prize? Sure, get real
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Tuesday, 16 January 07 - 01:13 PM (GMT) By John ML Dierckx in Scam Alerts |
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The catch: Leonardo needs your bank details and a deposit before handing over the prize - a massive gold nugget.
Leonardo Da Vinci died almost 500 years ago. Replies to this scam bring into question the intelligence not just of responding and getting scammed but also of the conmen Italian-based conmen who signed the letter with Dr Leonardo Da Vinci.
The letter, claims to be from the Italian Red Cross is understood to have been received by a number of Australians and New Zealanders.
The recipient allegedly won a 300-kilogram gold bar worth €466,950 ($769,000), and is signed by Dr Leonardo Da Vinci. As usual the "winner" needs to provide personal bank account details and pay money before their prize can be realeased.
As usual, the letter urges: "Due to a mix-up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed."
The Australian Red Cross has posted a warning on its website urging people not to give out any such details should they receive notification of the gold bar win."A letter purporting to come from the Italia Red Cross is advising people in Australia that they have won a 300-kilogram nugget of gold," the statement on the website says.
"The hoax letter encourages readers to divulge their details and deposit a sizeable sum to release their winnings. This scam letter is not connected to the Italia Red Cross or the Red Cross movement in any way."
Some Australians contacted the Red Cross after being sent the letter this month, but it is believed many more have received is letter.
The NSW Minister for Fair Trading, Diane Beamer, said her office was flooded with complaints of correspondence scams.
Second advice: if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.
If you received this fake gold nugget letter please alert the Red Cross by emailing natinfo@redcross.org.au.
The Red Cross never asks for personal account details in exchange for prizes, and, when collecting donations, all volunteers carry identification that residents should ask to see before maiking any donation.
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