Websense® Security Labs™ has received reports of a phishing attack that targets customers of Birmingham Midshires. Users receive a spoofed email message, which claims that they need to confirm their email address. The email provides a link to a phishing site that attempts to collect personal and account information.
This phishing site is hosted in Norway and was up at the time of this alert.
Phishing email text:
Dear Birmingham Midshires Member,
We have reason to suspect that your Birmingham Midshires account may be in use by an unauthorized party.
Your account has recently been accessed from a foreign country, while we understand that you may be on vacation or traveling abroad, Birmingham Midshires Security has a obligation to protect our user’s security. Within 24 hours of this message, your account will be placed on hold to ensure your personal account safety. Verification of your specific account details will enable you to once again have full access to your Birmingham Midshires account.
To ensure that your service is not interrupted, please submit your information today:
<URL REMOVED>
Or contact Birmingham Midshires Member Services Team. We’re available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Regards,
Birmingham Midshires Team.
See full details of our guarantee
Birmingham Midshires Bank
Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority
Registered No. 106048
Registered Office: Trinity Road, Halifax, West Yorkshire. HX1 2RG
Date:18.12.2006
Internet communications are not guaranteed to be secure unless the data being sent is encrypted. Birmingham Midshires does not accept responsibility for loss arising from unauthorised access to Internet communications and/or the corruption of data by a third party.
Birmingham Midshires are unable to respond to replies sent to this email address.
Phishing screenshot:
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