Title: Email Fraud Alert
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Blog Entry: I thought I would warn you all about something that's currently making the rounds. In the past two weeks I've received emails supposedly from two banks that look official and have a link to the actual bank website at the bottom of the email. They are asking me to click a link within the email to confirm my online banking name/password. Thing is, I do not now, nor have I ever had an account with either bank. If you receive an email from your bank (or any other bank... the two that I received were from Wells Fargo and Wachovia) DO NOT CLICK THE LINK. Instead, go to the bank's website and forward it to the email fraud department. There will either be a link on the front page or in the privacy/security area. I have confirmed that no bank will ever email you looking for your information or to confirm your account. If there is a problem with your account, they will call you on the phone/send you a letter asking you to go in to your bank and straighten it out in person. THIS IS A PHISHING SCAM, FOLKS... be really careful because it looks legit! I could easily have been fooled, had it been MY bank!
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