German American Bank Email Scam - Phishing for Your Identity

Phishing - The German American Bank Email Scam
Redirects to spoofed (Fake) website: http://webmail.interhk.net/B05002/index.htm

You may have received an email like the one below that looks very authentic, like it came from German American Bank. This email was not sent by German American Bank; German American Bank is a victim as well. If you receive an email similar to the one below, DO NOT click on the link, and do not enter any information on the forms there.

The website that the link leads to is a spoof; a fake website, not created by German American Bank. It goes to http://webmail.interhk.net/B05002/index.htm , not German American Bank! When you enter the information they ask for, you will simply be handing the thieves the keys to your bank accounts.  That is how spoofing and phishing works.

Remember, no reputable business would send you an email requesting your personal account information. Any such email you receive asking for this information should be considered phony and brought to the attention of the business being 'phished'.

Anytime you need to go to a website for your bank, credit card companies or other personal, financial or confidential information; do not follow a link in an email; just type their address in your browser directly (such as www.German American Bank.com )

Below are actual phishing emails that started circulating in early 2007. We have put a warning over the links to the phisher's website.

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From: German American Bank
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 6:42:28 AM
Subject: YOUR ACCOUNT HAS BEEN SUSPENDED !

 

Dear Customer,

YOUR ACCOUNT HAS BEEN SUSPENDED !!!

After the energy breakdown from 03/23/2007 it appears that some of our
hardware is not working properly. The data of five thousands customers
stored on computer backup tapes was lost.
Can we regain what was once lost? - YES

German American Bank temporarily suspended your account.
Some restrictions applied until you update your account .

Once you have completed these steps, we will send you an email notifying
that your account is available again. After that you can upgrade or downgrade
your account at any time.
The information provided will be treated in confidence and stored in our secure database.
If you fail to provide information about your account you'll discover that your account
has been automatically deleted from German American Bank database.

Please click on the link below to start the update process:

https://www.ebankhost.net/B05002/

© 2007 German American Bank

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