Intelligent Finance | Message Alert - You Have 1 Unread Message

This is quite a convincing email, using plenty of graphics (presumably stolen from IF - I wouldn't know for certain as I don't bank with them) and just a quick message to sign on, through the link provided.

There aren't any threats, just the puzzle as to why you need to read a message. Doens't matter though - it's still dangerous and could leave you with an empty account if you followed the link and gave them your security details.

Dear Valued Customer,

You have a new message waiting in your Inbox Folder.

Click here to read.

Best Regards.
The Intelligent Finance Security Department Team.

* Please do not reply to this email as your reply will not be received.

Intelligent Finance - Warning!

Well this one is short, sweet and to the point! I think it must hold the record for the shortest phishing email I have seen.

It gets straight to the point and misses out all of the usual threats. There is a warning that your account is due to expire - no reason given as to why and says 'it is strongly recommended to update it' - again, no reason why. Suppose it's going for the theory that if you don't provide too many details people might just fall for it.

As quite often happens, it's not personalised in any way, which a bank would do; there's no reason why a bank would suddenly ask you to remind them of your security details; the link is to an ip address (76.202.129.183), rather than a URL.

Don't click on it - it's a fake and you don't know what the destination page might do to your computer...

Here's the email:

Dear customer,

Please note that your Intelligent Finance Internet banking account is about to expire.
Is is strongly recommended to update it immediately. Update form is located here.

Sincerely, Intelligent Finance administration.

I.F. E-banking: Confirm Your Account Data

Here's another Phishing email following the recent Natwest and Abbey National phishing emails, whereby they apologise at the end for sending it to random people. Although this email is worded differently to the previous emails targeted at those banks.

The site the link points to is sslcheck.us, for which I can find no mention in Google, probably as the site was only registered yesterday.

The other strange thing is that they haven't even given a valid URL as the display URL to click on - presumably there's a '/' instead of a '.', but it makes it look even less convincing, if you need any convincing at all that it's fake.

Don't click the link - it's a fake. Keep your money safe and protect your details. You should only need to tell people your details when you decide to access your account.

Here's the email.

Dear IF Electronic Banking client!

Our Maintenance Department is doing a scheduled E-banking Online Service update

By clicking on the link below please open the procedure of the client details approval:

http://my1.intelligentfinance.co.uk.referrer3085/_mem_bin/formslogin.asp?host=34jcsnrdseDkhnncadeWAWwhyzlcteOkhOvp

These directions are to be mailed and followed by all members of the I.F. eBanking Online

I.F. does apologize for the troubles caused, and is very thankful for your collaboration.

If you are not user of IF E-banking please ignore this letter!

*** This is automatically generated message, please do not respond ***

(C) 2007 Intelligent Finance OnLine Banking. All Rights Reserved.

Your Online Account With Intelligent Finance!

After a quiet few days on the Phishing front, they are piling through now. Here's one that's just arrived this minute.

It's text based with just the IF logo at the top of the email. The link actually directs you to a site itkfjv.cn, not the real IF.com website!

Other clues are the fact that it's not personalised and was actually sent to a different email address than my own!

Here's the email:

Dear Intelligent Finance Customer,

Intelligent Finance Client Service Team requests you to complete the Customer Confirmation Form (CCF).

This procedure is obligatory for all clients of Intelligent Finance.

Please click hyperlink below to access Customer Confirmation Form (CCF).


https://my.if.com/_mem_bin/formslogin.asp?id=0589kf84oBE34

Thank you for choosing Intelligent Finance for your banking needs.

! Please do not respond to this email.

This mail generated by an automated service.

Your Online Account With Intelligent Finance!

Apart from the IF logo and an email address in the to field (but not an email I use) this is a bog standard text email designed to part you from your hard earned cash.

This one doesn't attempt to make any excuses for why you suddenly have to validate your account details - it just says yu have to do it. But, of course, it's got nothing to do with the bank. The target URL is nawolb.cn, which I've seen listed elsewhere as targeting other banks today.

Don't click the link, just believe me that it's not a genuine email! Phone them if you are in any way worried.

Here's the email.

Dear Intelligent Finance Customer,

Intelligent Finance Client Service Team requests you to complete the Customer Confirmation Form (CCF).

This procedure is obligatory for all clients of Intelligent Finance.

Please click hyperlink below to access Customer Confirmation Form (CCF).


https://my.if.com/_mem_bin/formslogin.asp?id=0589kf84oBE34

Thank you for choosing Intelligent Finance for your banking needs.

! Please do not respond to this email.

This mail generated by an automated service.