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July 6, 2010
- This scam is claiming to be from the FDIC and could easily be
spun to appear as if it is coming from NCUA (National Credit Union
Administration) as well.
Sample of
email claiming to be from the FDIC below
This
advisory was posted by the FDIC on July 2, 2010, and is being forwarded as a
courtesy.
E-mail
Claiming to Be From the FDIC – July 2, 2010
The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has received numerous reports
of a fraudulent e-mail that has the appearance of being sent from the FDIC.
The
subject line of the e-mails state: "you need to check your Bank Deposit
Insurance Coverage." The e-mail tells recipients that, "You have received
this message because you are a holder of a FDIC-insured bank account.
Recently FDIC has officially named the bank you have opened your account
with as a failed bank, thus, taking control of its assets." The e-mail then
directs recipients to click on a link stating "You need to visit the
official FDIC website and perform the following steps to check your Deposit
Insurance Coverage."
This
e-mail and associated Web site are fraudulent. Recipients should consider
the intent of this e-mail as an attempt to collect personal or confidential
information or to load malicious software onto end users' computers and
should not click on the link provided.
The
FDIC does not issue unsolicited e-mails to consumers. Financial institutions
and consumers should NOT follow the link in the fraudulent e-mail. |
