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FI Fraud: Multiple attacks - Standard Bank, South Africa

Two different phishing attacks have been simultaneously launched against customers of Standard Bank, South Africa. Similar scams have been seen before.

Fraud One

Subject: Incoming Payment Update - March 2011

This e-mail has been sent to you by Standard Bank Transfer Unit department.

You have an incoming payment.

We are unable to process this payment to your account as your details cannot be
verified.
To view this transaction and your current balance, please click on the link below:
[fake link removed] to login to your *Standard Bank* online
account

Please Note:

If we did not receive the appropriate account verification within two business days.
then we will assume this Standard Bank account is fraudulent and the account
will be suspended.

Best Regards,
Internet Banking Team
Standard Bank Limited

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Fraud Two

Subject: Important Message From Standard Bank

Standard Bank

*
Account Management Notification*

Dear Customer

Standard Bank’s transactional sites are protected through a range of measures
that comply with international standards and we are confident that our banking
systems are robust and secure.

We have implemented security measures on our Internet banking customers
consistent with our internal information security practices to help us keep your
information secure. These measures include technical and procedural steps to
protect your data from misuse, access or disclosure, loss, alteration or
destruction.

One of these security measures is AutoBank enhancements to help us to keep your
personal and banking data up to date.

Please complete the update using the Log on below.

Standard Bank [Fraudulent link removed] **

If you have any questions or would like more information, email
or call our
Customer Contact Centre on *0800 020 600 .* If you are calling from outside
South Africa, call *+27 11 299 4114 .*

Our consultants are available between 8am and 9pm on weekdays, and 8am and 4pm
on weekends and public holidays.

The Internet banking Team

Inspired. Motivated. Involved.
Copyright Standard Bank. All rights reserved.
Standard Bank of South Africa Limited (Reg. No. 1962/000738/06). Authorised
financial services provider. Registered credit provider (NCRCP15).

*Disclaimer and confidentiality note:*
Everything in this email and any attachments relating to the official business
of Standard Bank Group Limited is proprietary to the group.
It is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law. Standard Bank does
not own and endorse any other content.
The person addressed in the email is the sole authorised recipient.
Please notify the sender immediately if it has unintentionally reached you and
do not read disclose or use the content in any way.

Standard Bank cannot assume that the integrity of this communication has been
maintained nor that it is free of errors, virus, interception or interference.

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