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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