James William from wamu.com - fraud protection- scurrilous

[steve2470]

This is a new low in phishing




Dear Washington Mutual Cardmember,

Washington Mutual is committed to maintaining a safe environment for its community. To protect the security of your account, Wamu employs some of the most advanced security systems in the world and our anti-fraud teams regularly
screen the Washington Mutual system for unusual activity

We are contacting you to remind you that on January 17, 2005 our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your account. In accordance with Wamu User Agreement and to ensure that your account has not been compromised, access to your account was limited. Your account access will remain limited until this issue has been resolved. In order to secure your account and quickly restore full access, we require some additional information from you.

To securely verify your identity please visit Washington Mutual at:
https://login.personal.wamu.com/logon/logon.asp?dd=1

Log on to Washington Mutual with your Username and with your Password. Confirm your identity using your ATM/Visa Check Card Number and your PIN.

We regret any inconvenience this may cause you.

Sincerely,
Washington Mutual Account Review Department.

Please do not "Reply" to this Alert.

To respond to this Alert, send a Secure Message by logging into Online Services and selecting "Send Message" from within the Message Center.

[lolly]

1. Got Something Similar

From World Savings, I believe.

In case anybody needs reminding, your bank would never call or send an e-mail asking for identification, account #s, PINS, etc. It's easy enough to copy official looking logos, etc. None of this means it's really from your bank.

If you think something is up w/your account, call the # on your statement yourself.

[Fridays Child]

2. I've gotten two of those.

From the real WAMU web site:

Report an online scam
If you receive suspicious e-mail that appears to come from Washington Mutual, please notify us immediately by forwarding the e-mail to [email protected] (do not open any attachments or click any links found in the suspicious e-mail).

You may also want to forward it to the Federal Trade Commission at [email protected], or contact them at www.consumer.gov/idtheft* or 877.IDTHEFT (877.438.4338).

http://www.wamu.com/personal/welcome/security.htm