New FDIC Phishing Attack

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=3972

By BankInfoSecurity
August 17, 2011

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has fallen victim to yet another 
phishing attack, this time through fake e-mails that urge business 
owners to click links purporting to provide FDIC information about their 
financial institutions.

Fraudulent e-mails are being sent from alert () fdic gov with the subject 
line: "FDIC: Your business account."

In a consumer alert e-mail, the FDIC says the recent scheme's wording 
varies slightly from other FDIC-targeted scams. Some e-mails begin with 
"Dear Business Owner," instead of "Dear Business Customer." The e-mails 
also say, "We have important news regarding your bank," instead of, "We 
have important news regarding your financial institution." Fake e-mails 
are also coming from subscriptions () fdic gov.

The fraudulent e-mails go on to say that business accounts and loans 
might be affected by acquiring-bank relationships, offering vendors 
information about how they can file claims against the receivership.

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