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Society > Crime > Identity Theft > Identity Theft News > It's a Vicious Cycle
It's a Vicious Cycle
Submitted 2006-01-16 08:52:23 by psiolent
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Section: Identity Theft News
We've certainly heard it before: identity theft is now the fastest growing crime. The media frenzy and paranoia over identity theft is itself providing yet another tool to the thieves themselves.
Enterprising identity theives are now sending phishing emails out that pretend to be from Chase Bank saying that your account has been compromised and could you please log in and fix the situation. Naturally, clicking on the link in the email takes you to a fake site where, if you fill out the form, your identity is stolen.
The emails look something like this:
Dear Chase & Co. Member
For the User Agreement, Section 9, we may immediately issue a warning, temporarily suspend, indefinitely suspend or terminate your membership and refuse to provide our services to you if we believe that your actions may cause financial loss or legal liability for you, our users or us.
Our terms and conditions you agreed to state that your service must always be under your control or those you designate all times. We have noticed some unusual activity related to your service that indicates that other parties may have access and or control of your informations in your service.
We recently noticed one or more attempts to log in to your Chase Account, service from a foreign IP adress. If you recently accessed your service while traveling, the unusual log in attempts may have been initiated by you. However, if you did not initiate the logins, please visit Chase homepage as soon as possible to restore your account status.
The login attempt was made from:
ISP host : c-64-154-34-134.hsfgd1.il.comcast.net
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and appreciate your assistance in helping us maintain the integrity of the entire system. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.
To restore your account status click the link below:
If you have received one of these emails and responded to it, notify Chase immediately at abuse@chase.com. |
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