"U.S. Bank Account Restriction" Phishing Email Scams
The email message below which claims the recipients' U.S. Bank accounts have been restricted due to multiple attempts to sign into their accounts from an unrecognized device, is a phishing scam. The email message is just one of the many being sent by cyber-criminals to potential victims. Therefore, U.S. Bank customers who have received the same email messages are asked not to follow the instructions or click on the links within them. The is because the links go to a fake U.S. Bank website created by cyber criminals to trick visitors into stealing their U.S. Bank usernames and passwords. This is why it is recommended that U.S. Bank customers never click on a link in an email message to sign into their online accounts.
Sample of a Phishing U.S. Bank Email Message
From: U.S. Bank - dbgappmail@comcast.net
Sent: Tue, Apr 18, 2017 7:04 pm
Subject: Secure Your Banking Account Now
Security Alert
You are receiving this email because we noticed an attempt to sign in to your account from an unrecognised device.
Our system has blocked this sign in attempt as a security measure.
In order to safeguard your account information we have temporarily restricted your access to certain features within our online banking system.
To restore full access please click the link below to validate your account information.
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Please note: Failure to restore full access can lead to permanent suspension of access to our online banking service.
Best regards,
U.S. bank
Every month, thousands of these email messages are sent out by scammers to tricktheir potential victims into stealing their username, password, financial or personal information. Therefore, U.S. Bank customers should never click on a link in an email message to sign into any of their online accounts. They should instead, go directly to www.usbank.com in their web browsers and sign into their account from there. If there is a problem with their accounts, they will be notified after signing in.
U.S. Bank customers who were tricked into clicking the link in the fake email message and who have entered their usernames and passwords on the bogus U.S. Bank website that they were taken to are asked to change their U.S. Bank password and contact U.S. Bank bank immediately for help.
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