FED reports Large scale fishing attacks against bank transfers

[Chris Coles]

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK


Important:
You're getting this letter in connection with new directions issued by U.S. Treasury Department. The directions concern U.S. Federal Wire online payments.

On November 3, 2008 a large-scaled phishing attack started and has been still lasting. A great number of banks and credit unions is affected by this attack and quantity of illegal wire transfers has reached an extremely high level.

U.S. Treasury Department, Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in common worked out a complex of immediate actions for the highest possible reduction of fraudulent operations. We regret to inform you that definite restrictions will be applied to all Federal Wire transfers from November 4 till November 14.

Here you can get more detailed information regarding the affected banks and U.S. Treasury Department restrictions:
http://phishing-911.fdicorp.org/bb/85138121/
http://fedwire.secure-netbanker.com/256011/

Federal Reserve Bank System Administration

[KGW]

Re: FED reports Large scale fishing attacks against bank transfers

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK


Important:
You're getting this letter in connection with new directions issued by U.S. Treasury Department. The directions concern U.S. Federal Wire online payments.

On November 3, 2008 a large-scaled phishing attack started and has been still lasting. A great number of banks and credit unions is affected by this attack and quantity of illegal wire transfers has reached an extremely high level.

U.S. Treasury Department, Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in common worked out a complex of immediate actions for the highest possible reduction of fraudulent operations. We regret to inform you that definite restrictions will be applied to all Federal Wire transfers from November 4 till November 14.

Here you can get more detailed information regarding the affected banks and U.S. Treasury Department restrictions:
http://phishing-911.fdicorp.org/bb/85138121/
http://fedwire.secure-netbanker.com/256011/

Federal Reserve Bank System Administration

This post is itself suspect: the two urls above are apparently bogus.

[Rajiv]

Re: FED reports Large scale fishing attacks against bank transfers

Chris,

You just fell for a phishing scam

[Shakespear]

Re: FED reports Large scale fishing attacks against bank transfers

I saw this and immediately deleted. I don't think the FED would be sending this to me with a gif file logo. :p

[Chris Coles]

Re: FED reports Large scale fishing attacks against bank transfers

I saw this and immediately deleted. I don't think the FED would be sending this to me with a gif file logo. :p

In truth it did cross my mind. VERY red face here