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An Email with the Subject "account maintenance" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 14:03:33 -0700 and has been classified as a Phishing, ID Theft Scam Email. The sender shows as CIBC Online Banking <accounts@cibc.com>.
The email address was probably spoofed. Do not reply to or contact any persons or organizations referenced in this email, or follow any URLs as you may expose yourself to scammers and, at the very least, you will be added to their email address lists for spam purposes.
| CIBC security guarantee |
...Subject to investigation, there is a pending transfer into your CIBC Online Banking account. And for Security reasons, we would like you to confirm your account status to us before the transfer can be complete . To confirm your account status to us for safety and security update, make sure you complied with the CIBC Online Banking terms and conditions, then access your account through our security link here: CIBC Internet Banking Sign in
* Please Note*
Due to our new verification protocol, and for proper owner identification, pending transfer now takes 5
working days to be posted. This is to avoid wrong posting. you can read more about the balance
tranactions security benefits from here: security benefits and you can learn more on how to secure yourself from trojans virus and
other keystroke logger which can affect your account from here: account protection but keep updating your anti-virus software and scan your PC regularly
to prevent becoming a victim of online problems.
We appreciate your support and
understanding to this matter.
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