Cristabel_Tate@excite.com

Return-path: Received: from mxin3.netvision.net.il ([194.90.9.23]) by msg1s.netvision.net.il (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.14 (built Mar 18 2003)) with ESMTP id ; Mon, 19 Jan 2004 19:27:20 +0200 (IST) Received: from ameritech.net ([68.79.96.221]) by mxin3.netvision.net.il (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.14 (built Mar 18 2003)) with SMTP id for I've just received this really weird e-mail, sent to me by the address above, After searching google i've found that this group have already discussed these guys' fishy e-mails, so here's what i got -

snipped-for-privacy@netvision.net.il (ORCPT snipped-for-privacy@netvision.net); Mon, 19 Jan 2004 19:27:11 +0200 (IST) Received: from adsl-68-79-96-221.dsl.sfldmi.ameritech.net (adsl-68-79-96-221.dsl.sfldmi.ameritech.net [68.79.96.221]) by ameritech.net (8.12.8p1/8.12.8) with ESMTP id tmsbb51315 for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2004 17:30:38 -0400 (EST) Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 17:30:36 -0400 (EST) From: "U.S. Bank" Subject: Your account at U.S. Bank has been suspended. To: snipped-for-privacy@netvision.net.il Message-id: MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2727.1300 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 Content-type: multipart/related; boundary="Boundary_(ID_h45Zn9LXjldVCku2ps0Zow)"; type="multipart/alternative" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal

Dear U.S. Bank account holder, We regret to inform you, that we had to block your U.S. Bank account because we have been notified that your account may have been compromised by outside parties.

Our terms and conditions you agreed to state that your account must always be under your control or those you designate at all times. We have noticed some activity related to your account that indicates that other parties may have access and or control of your information in your account.

These parties have in the past been involved with money laundering, illegal drugs, terrorism and various Federal Title 18 violations. In order that you may access your account we must verify your identity by clicking on the link below.

Please be aware that until we can verify your identity no further access to your account will be allowed and we will have no other liability for your account or any transactions that may have occurred as a result of your failure to reactivate your account as instructed below.

Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter.

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Before you reactivate your account, all payments have been frozen, and you will not be able to use your account in any way until we have verified your identity @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@222 all and all, it seemed to me at first like one more scam to make people to confirm their e-mail addresses, to add to some spam data bank, but as i said before, it seems to be more than that (you can search for this address on this group, to find the other refferences). has anyone else been getting this e-mail? someone should report them, i think...

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Trawler
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Sounds no different to the ones that people have been getting here re barclays, lloyds, BOE etc. Some small proportion of the people that get them have a bank account with this bank and also are naive enough to go through and enter their details.

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Tumbleweed

68.79.96.221 gives an abuse reporting address of snipped-for-privacy@ameritech.net

OrgName: First Bank System Inc. OrgID: FBS-1 Address: 601 2nd Ave S City: Minneapolis StateProv: MN PostalCode: 55402 Country: US

which looks plausible. The site is not responding, so presumably has been pulled.

Daytona

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junk

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