Wednesday 12 March 2008

Nationwide | Account Ownership® Verification

Here's one aimed at the Nationwide - I don't see many aimed at them arriving here. This time it doesn't have a "Sing On" - unlike the last one!

The target URL is http://www.security-mesure.co.uk/. This URL doesn't appear in Google and it appears to have been only registered yesterday. The owner's address is in Paris through a registrar and host in Australia. Quite a mixed bag for a .co.uk URL.

There is a very clever spelling mistake in the URL as well - presumably intentional that there is no 'a' in measure. At a quick glance it makes it look genuine.

Here's the email. A copy has already been sent to the Nationwide for them to get the site removed, but don't click the link.

Dear Customer,

Nationwide Internet Banking, is here by announcing the New Security Upgrade.
We've upgraded our new SSL servers to serve our customers for
a better and secure banking service, against any fraudulent activities. Due to
this recent upgrade, you are requested to update your account information by
following the reference below.

Reference*

http://www.security-mesure.co.uk/

Regards
Customers Service

Nationwide Building Society


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