Monday, February 20, 2006
Emails Try to Steal From Chase Customers
Danger Will Robinson, an e-mail scam is trying to take your credit card information and Social security number.Today I received an email stating that my Chase Internet Banking may have been compromised and that I needed to sign in and provide my SS#. Smelling a rat, I checked whois.net to find who owned the websites that you are sent to, and neither of the domains "chase-protect.com and "chase-locations.com" belong to Chase.
A "Janice Mann" of Woodbury CT registered chase-protect.com through a Russian registrar.
I called Chase, and they said they are aware of the scam, and that they would never ask for personal information or send out alerts via email. I haven't seen any national reporting on this, although two local TV stations have covered it.
Chase should inform its customers about this, as I'm sure some folks have fallen prey to this hoax.
Here is the email text:
Dear Chase account holder,
We recently reviewed your account, and suspect that your Chase Internet Banking account may have been accessed by an unauthorized third party. Protecting the security of your account and of the Chase Bank network is our primary concern. Therefore, as a preventative measure, we have temporarily limited access to sensitive account features.
To restore your account access, please take the following steps to ensure that your account has not been compromised:
1. Login to your Chase Internet Banking account. In case you are not enrolled for Internet Banking, you will have to use your Social Security Number as both your Personal ID and Password.
2. Review your recent account history for any unauthorized withdrawals or deposits, and check your account profile to make sure not changes have been made. If any unauthorized activity has taken place on your account, report this to Chase staff immediately.
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Posted By Jason Dowdell at 03:39 PM
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