Wachovia Quick Alert Phishing Scam

There’s an email purporting to be from Wachovia bank, claims that due to a recent server upgrade the recipients need to confirm/update/verify their account data at Wachovia Alert by visiting the provided link in the email. If the recipient clicks on the link it will take them to a phishing site! The anchor text appears as a legitimate URL, but don’t be fooled.

This email is a phishing scam designed to steal recipient’s private information. Any information entered can be harvested by scammers and used for credit card fraud and identity theft.

Example Email

This is important information regarding your Wachovia Secure Account

ACCOUNT REQUIRES COMPLETE PROFILE UPDATE DUE TO RECENT SERVER UPGRADE.
Please update profile immediately by following this link:

https://wachovia.com/update-profile.cfm

Thank you.

Please do not “Reply” to this message.

Contact Us
(800) 950-2296, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
electronic.services@wachovia.com

Online Services Center
http://www.wachovia.com/onli…

Wachovia Alert never sends their customers emails requesting personal details in this way.

The fraudulent website this email links to is currently offline and may have been taken down by the hosting company, but quite often these scammers will have multiple hosting accounts to launch their phishing scams. If you receive any emails from Wachovia or any other financial institution, asking you to confirm/update or verify your account information, delete it!

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