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Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 3:02 pm

I am not sure if this qualifies as a phishing site, or a fake bank, or what, but it is a new spin and needs to be killed. They ask for more details and more intimate communication than the typical phishing e-mail:

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Payment details

Amount: USD 386.56
ID: 23455643
Subject: You must use the link below to accept the payment.
Note: https://www.moneybookers.com/accept.php?payment_id?=23455643

Dear Sir/Madam,
We are writing you this email in regards to your account with
moneybookers.

In accordance with our terms and conditions, article 3.2., we would like
to kindly ask you to confirm your identity by doing the following:

1. Click the link below and update your account informations by filling the forms.

https://www.moneybookers.com/app/identify.pl

2. Send us copies of following documents:

- personal identification document (identity card or driving license or
international passport)
- a proof of the address submitted with our system (bank account
statement or utility bill)

You can send those scanned to our email address
[email protected] or faxed to +44 709 204 2001.

With best regards,

your moneybookers team

Moneybookers Security Reminders

Protect Your Password
Moneybookers and its representatives will NEVER ask you to reveal your password. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to this policy. If anyone asks for your password by phone refuse and immediately report this to [email protected].

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Bruin

Not quite a Newb Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 41

It's a phish, Bruin.

We don't kill these- you can report it to the legitimate site owners (if there is one), who will have better methods in place to deal with this than we do.

Moved here from FB.

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 3:14 pm

TS - Thanks for the response! I only posted it here because I usually do not see phish e-mails that ask for the recipient to contact the phisher via e-mail, forward other information, etc.

Bruin

Not quite a Newb Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 41

Yes, it's a bit of a different approach.

This one is just cutting straight to the chase and going for ID theft.

As I'm thinking about it, can you send that to Alan and see if he can do something with it? Let him know that I was curious about it and apologize in advance if wasting his time.

Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 3:30 pm

Noted! I will take care of it right away.

Bruin