NICE TRY JACKASS

Unfortunately this is a common scam and some do fall for it.

The most important thing is they will always write Dear Mr xxxxx, not Dear Paypal member, always remember that

 

Dang, I just sent in a renewal fee!

 

Ha! See little do they know my account has ALREADY been suspended! Suckas!

 

I'd also notify Wachovia. Banks will chase this stuff down because it messes with their reputation.

 

I would be curious to know what percentage of suckers fall for this?

 

holy crap, you guys use the internet now?!?!?

it is called phishing and the new IE7 has a phishing filter/report system

www.antiphishing.org

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/p/phishing.html

 

A few months ago I was receiving emails from Chase Bank saying that my web access needed to be updated and that I could use the link provided in the email to straighten things out. Interestingly, I don't have a Chase Bank web account. A phone number was also provided.

Anyhow, clicking on the link brought me to a page requiring id and password. The page looked exactly the same as the one at Chase's site. However, taking a closer look at the URL confirmed that it was on some Asian merchandise site. Idiots.

 

have rec'd those several times.

 

Seems like they moved to fifth/third now. Same situation no account with the bank but I have been getting these emails for weeks now.
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fifth third bank seems to me like some piggy bank from some jerkwaterburg

 

I'm affraid that would have to be one really, really, really, really, really big piggy bank. Fifth Third bank bought out Old Kent Banks in 2001/2002 when the 'merger' took place the emerging fifth third bank became the second largest bank in the midwestern states with asset of $61,900,000,000 and deposits of $43,800,000,000 and over 980 banking centers.

We have house some of our corporate accounts at Fifth Third. We did not sign up with them, but our accounts were assumed when the merger became finalized.

These emails were sent to my personal email account though. Nothing to our corporate email accounts.

 

Most amusing is the consistent pathetic butchering of the English language in their requests for personal information!

 

Fifth Third is under some kind of scrutiny down here due to some "questionable" real estate loans they made to some 30-year-old criminal named Neil Husani who up and ran off to Jordan.

RMX

 

I got this one...

 

I get that one weekly.

 

You'd think with that kind of cash, they could afford to have a name that doesn't sound like a typo.

 

I just got this email from eBay




Hello Seller,
I am using this medium to notify you of my interest in purchasing your Item on behalf of my client . My client has specifically given me a quote and placed an order for your particular Ad item. I will like to ask you some few Question
1.Do you accept a Cashier Check/Money Order as a mode of payment ?
2.Is the Item brand New One?
3.will you allow our private shipping comapny to come for the pick up?
4. Will you be able to transfer the excess fund to the shipping company for the arrangement of the pick up from your house down to my client after you might have deducted the fees for your item,if you will .
5. mail me ur full name and ur contact address with phone number so that the check can be issue out and moreso the item should be ship the same day you recieve the check ok and excess funds should be wire via western union the same day the check deliver . I will be awaiting your email soonest