An
Email with the Subject "Security Updates Alert !" was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sat, 19 Aug 2006 13:30:00 -0700
and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email.
The sender shows as Commonwealth Bank of Australia <securityupdate@commbank.com.au>.
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Commonwealth Bank is proud to announce our new SSL server system to give our customers a better, fast and secure online banking service.
We recently observed that different computers have logged into your Commonwealth online account and multiple password failures were present before the logons.
Due to the recent update of the servers, you are to logon into your online account, verify your account activities and update your account information from the link below:
Dear Valued Customer,
Commonwealth Bank is proud to announce our new SSL server system to give our customers a better, fast and secure online banking service.
We recently observed that different computers have logged into your Commonwealth online account and multiple password failures were present before the logons.
Due to the recent update of the servers, you are to logon into your online account, verify your account activities and update your account information from the link below:
Click here to verify your account
We appreciate your support and understanding, as we work together to keep Commonwealth Bank a safe place for banking with uncommon values.
Fraud and Security Department,
Security Advisor.
Commonwealth Bank Group.
www.commbank.com.au
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