CIBC – personal verification questions
As a UK resident I had to look to see who CIBC are. They are a Canadian bank. As with all bank emails, NEVER click on a link in one. ALWAYS enter the address of your bank’s website directly into your browser. If you read this one carefully, you will see that all the text, until the last sentence, is copied directly from the bank website. It is written in grammatical English. The last sentence is the giveaway – it has been added.
I wonder if any scammer has ever considered writing a scam in proper English? There seems to be a particular style of incorrect English which is always used. Has someone done a survey to find which writing style is most likely to con people?
We offer you secure access to your online banking and investment accounts. As part of the sign on process, you may occasionally be prompted to answer one of the Personal Verification Questions you have set up. Once you have signed on, you can check your balances, transfer funds, and pay bills online quickly and safely. We also monitor activity in online banking and investment accounts to enhance your security and to protect your financial information. One of the security features you will notice in CIBC Online Banking and the online services of CIBC Investor’s Edge, CIBC Imperial Investor Service, CIBC Wood Gundy, and CIBC Private Investment Counsel is the date and time of your last sign, which is displayed within key areas. The date and time displayed should match the last time you signed on. For upgrade the security questions follow the link bellow: Verify My Account Information
September 8, 2009 @ 10:41 pm
I have just received an e-mail from ‘CIBC Investment Counsel’ asking for ‘Personal Verification Details’ I am sure this is a phishing e-mail, what is taking the time is trying to find out who to report it to. I’ve tried to access my bank’s site for reporting phishing e-mails but it won’t open. There doesn’t seem to be an easily findable national agency for dealing with this stuff.