In one of the most bizarre phishing scams to date,
this fake Chase email on the prowl warns users of
ongoing phishing schemes, explains many modes of online
frauds that are out to con them and finally directs
to click on a link to report fraudulent emails. What
opens up is a form that asks to put in their account
details so they can move on to report any scam!
Security experts at MicroWorld
Technologies inform that this mail spoofing Chase
Bank is quiet an upside-down innovation in recent
phishing baits. If used in targeted groups, this can
potentially compromise personal financial information
of a good number of account holders.
The mail starts off like this- We want you to
be aware of e-mail scams that attempt to steal your
personal and/or account information. Known as “phishing”,
these scams consist of an email that looks like it
came from Chase (Complete with Chase logo) and usually
takes an urgent and demanding tone. It is not our
practice to send -and you should never respond or
reply to- email that: Requires you enter personal
information directly into email or submit some other
way. Threatens to close or suspend your account if
you do not take immediate action by providing personal
information……
One must say it’s written quite convincingly!
Now, the mail moves on to directing you to a link
to report any fraudulent mail and takes it from there.
“This mail is a masterpiece design from scam
artists!” says Govind Rammurthy, CEO, MicroWorld
Technologies. “Over the last few years, we have
been deeply analyzing the psychological ploys in various
Social Engineering schemes employed by fraudster gangs
and I must say, there have been quite a number of
clever ideas. But this one definitely takes the cake.
It’s like hijacking your senses smoothly and
completely, to force you to do something really stupid
before you know what happened!”
Earlier this month, MicroWorld
Technologies had reported another phishing attempt
on American
Express card holders using an advanced Trojan,
where a pop-up box appears when you manually type
in the American Express web address in your browser.
The Chase fraud is technically inferior, but scores
high when it comes to convincing powers with the cleverly
conceived con mail.
“The line between the real and fake is blurring
so fast. When you go and type in the URL of your bank’s
website in your PC, there’s no guarantee that
it will take you to the authentic one anymore. In
a world of keyloggers, URL Rerouting Trojans and very
smart con mails like the one we have just seen, you
need a three tier defense against cyber criminals.
One, a powerful Spam Control. Two, total Phishing
control. Three, a Proactive and Real-Time protection
against all kinds of malware,” asserts Govind
Rammurthy.
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