Scammers and Phishers » Cahoot bank scam http://keepsafeonthenet.co.uk ALL of the lotteries, job offers, inheritances, business proposals, contract and compensations schemes posted on this blog are SCAMS Sat, 24 Jul 2010 08:51:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Cahoot Online Account http://keepsafeonthenet.co.uk/2009/01/cahoot-online-account/ http://keepsafeonthenet.co.uk/2009/01/cahoot-online-account/#comments Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:39:13 +0000 http://www.keepsafeonthenet.co.uk/?p=599 Now it’s the Cahoot Bank that are having trouble.  The scammers just want me to log in and give them all my details.  I did what you shouldn’t – clicked on the link.  These scam websites are usually closed down within minutes – as soon as someone reports them to the webhost.  I clicked as soon as this arrived and so was taken to the scam site.

My web browsers all have built-in phishing [Continue reading Cahoot Online Account]]]> Now it’s the Cahoot Bank that are having trouble.  The scammers just want me to log in and give them all my details.  I did what you shouldn’t – clicked on the link.  These scam websites are usually closed down within minutes – as soon as someone reports them to the webhost.  I clicked as soon as this arrived and so was taken to the scam site.

My web browsers all have built-in phishing filters, but they often rely on the scam site being reported.  So don’t rely on your phishing filter to be 100% accurate.  If you are one of the first to receive a scam bank email, your browser may be blissfully unaware that it is a scam.  Keep your wits about you.

Here is the information the scammers ask for:

And this is the address of the website that I was taken to:

Cahoot Bank has been receiving complaints from our customers for unauthorised use of the Cahoot Online accounts. As a result we periodically review Cahoot Online Accounts and temporarily restrict access of those accounts which we think are vunerable to the unauthorised use.

This message has been sent to you from Cahoot Bank because we have noticed invalid login attempts into your account, due to this we are temporarily limiting and restricting your account access until we confirm your identity.

 

To confirm your identity and remove your account limitation please following the link below.

]]> http://keepsafeonthenet.co.uk/2009/01/cahoot-online-account/feed/ 0 IMPORTANT – Cahoot Bank Security Alert! http://keepsafeonthenet.co.uk/2009/01/important-cahoot-bank-security-alert/ http://keepsafeonthenet.co.uk/2009/01/important-cahoot-bank-security-alert/#comments Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:35:36 +0000 http://www.keepsafeonthenet.co.uk/?p=485 This phisher tells me that anyone who has confirmed their account data on a bank phishing site has allowed a hacker to access their account.  Obviously this phisher doesn’t want another phisher to get at your account, because that would mean there would be nothing left in the account.  So their answer is to tell you to ignore the “fraudulent messages” left by other criminals and instead click on the links in their fraudulent [Continue reading IMPORTANT – Cahoot Bank Security Alert!]]]> This phisher tells me that anyone who has confirmed their account data on a bank phishing site has allowed a hacker to access their account.  Obviously this phisher doesn’t want another phisher to get at your account, because that would mean there would be nothing left in the account.  So their answer is to tell you to ignore the “fraudulent messages” left by other criminals and instead click on the links in their fraudulent message.

Do you get it?  This is a fraud too.  

NEVER click on a link in a bank email – even if it seems to come from your bank.  Always enter the address of your bank directly into your browser.

Dear customer,

We would like to inform you that Cahoot Online has been subject to recent phishing attacks. As a result you may have received spoof emails with the heading “account suspended” or “urgent attention required”. Please be aware that these are fraudulent messages sent by online criminals who wish to obtain your sensitive data, such as Cahoot Online password, credit card number, etc, by collecting them via phishing websites which impersonate Cahoot Online.

Any customers who have confirmed their login data at these phishing sites have made it possible for hackers to access their Cahoot Online accounts.

Following our Security Department investigations, we have found that your details are Incorrect with Initiate Information given. Therefore, as a security measure, your account has been temporarily suspended for outgoing transactions, Its all about your Security.
We would like to ask you to click the Cahoot SSL Server link below and fill the forms to confirm your identity with Cahoot Online, as our Security Department has found out access attempts which are most probably not authorised.

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Click here to update your accounts online or call us on 0844 9000 900.

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Feel free to contact our support team for any questions you might have.

Kindest regards,
Online Security Department
Cahoot Bank Online

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