An
Email with the Subject "IMPORTANT : Compulsory Online Security Update Notification" was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Fri, 18 May 2007 12:12:48 -0700
and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email.
The sender shows as Wells Fargo Online <notices@1.secure.wellsfargo.com>.
The email address was probably spoofed. Do not reply to or contact any persons or organizations referenced in
this email, or follow any URLs as you may expose yourself to scammers and, at the very least, you will be
added to their email address lists for spam purposes.
This a (redacted) view of the raw email headers of this scam email.
Personally Identifiable Information (PII) has been suppressed, but can be
supplied as received to appropriate investigating or law enforcement agencies on request.
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[envelope-to:] => scams@scamdex.com
[delivery-date:] => Fri, 18 May 2007 12:12:48 -0700
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[date:] => Fri, 18 May 2007 23:12:34 +0400 (MSD)
[to:] => scams@scamdex.com
[subject:] => IMPORTANT : Compulsory Online Security Update Notification
[from:] => Wells Fargo Online
[x-mailer:] => <1307464111.1551@1.secure.wellsfargo.com>
[mime-version:] => 1.0
[content-type:] => text/html
[content-transfer-encoding:] => 8bit
[message-id:] =>
[x-scamdex-scores:] => S:41 P:48 A:45 L:39 E:43 G:36
[x-scamdex-classtype:] => P
[x-scamdex-classscore:] => 48
[x-scamdex-totscore:] => 252
[x-scamdex-kw:] => access,account,bank,customer,internet,log in,notification,online bank,plc,safe,sent,service,verify
[x-scamdex-em:] => inss@localhost
[x-scamdex-dir:] => P
[x-scamdex-id:] => P1182095535.M667194P3097V0805I004748BF
[x-scamdex-copyright:] => This Email is Copyright Scamdex.com 2009, Reproduction Prohibited
)
Domain Names used for collecting scam email ("Honeypot email accounts") have been obscured and replaced with the token 'HUN1P0T'
Community Action - SPAM/non-Scam Report
Occasionally, incorrectly categorized emails get into the Scamdex Scam Email Database and need to be removed. If this
email has Personally Identifiable Information (PII), or is, in your opinion, from a bona-fide entity, let us know.
Scamdex will, as soon as is practicable, take-down any emails that in our opinion should not
be in our database. Note that ALL emails in the Scamdex Scam Email Database were received as Unsolicited Commercial Email, aka UCE or
SPAM, via unpublished 'Honeypot' email addresses.
Dear Valued Customer, As a bank
we are used to thinking about security. The internet brings new risks that must also be
recognised and guarded against. At WellsFargo, we use industry standard security technology
and practices, focusing on three key areas – privacy, technology and identification so
we can safeguard your accounts from any unauthorised access. However, you too should
play your part in protecting these accounts.
As a part of our ongoing commitment to provide the "Best Possible" service and
Protection to all our Members this year, we are now requiring each member to validate
their accounts
using our new secure and safe SSL servers. To validate your online banking account
click on