Wheatworks Blog: Financial Matters

I received another phoney email today that appears to be from BancorpSouth Consumer Support. It is NOT.

The email is a phishing attempt. A thief somewhere wants to trick me into providing my personal banking information.

The message subject of today’s email is: “Internet Banking notification - Bancorp South”

The intent of this phoney email is to trick me into clicking the link it contains with the hope that I’ll fill in the form that appears in my browser with my personal banking information.

Here’s what you need to know about email messages you receive from “your” bank:

YOUR BANK WILL NOT SEND YOU AN EMAIL ASKING FOR YOUR ACCOUNT INFORMATION. YOUR BANK ALREADY HAS YOUR INFORMATION.

Do NOT click links in these phishing messages and NEVER fill out a form because “your” bank sent you an email.

The following web sites offer important information about phishing and ways you can protect yourself from financial scams:

Anti-Phishing Working Group

Microsoft’s Anti-Phishing Home

Firefox 2 Phishing Protection

Netcraft Anti-Phishing Toolbar

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