The email message below, which claims the recipient's CIBC (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce) banking account has been suspended or disabled for security reasons, is a phishing scam. The fake email message is being sent by cyber criminals to trick CIBC customers into clicking on the link within it, which will take them to a fake CIBC website. And, any attempts to sign into the fake website by CIBC customers will result in their account usernames (card numbers) and passwords being sent to cybercriminals, who will use the stolen information to hijack and use their CIBC accounts fraudulently.
CIBC customers who have already been tricked by the phishing email message are asked to change their passwords immediately and contact CIBC bank immediately for help.
The "CIBC Online Banking Account Suspension" Phishing Scam
Subject: You got 1 new message (Importance: High , Sent By CIBC) Ref: H46868733B0
CIBC.Alerts <Email.Alerts1.Notification4686873325@ ellpspace.math.ualberta .ca>
Your Reference Number is: H46868733B0
You are no longer allowed to access your CIBC Online Banking.
We had to disable your online access for your security.
This can be because of a recent change in your address or submitting incorrect information during the initial registration process.
Please verify your account within the next 12 hours in order to avoid automatic full online suspension.
CLICK HERE to confirm your information and remove the suspension on your account or follow our secure link below:
http://www.cibc.com/en/C-confirm/4686
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to visit your local CIBC Bank branch.
Thank you for choosing CIBC Bank.
CIBC Security Department 2017
CIBC customers should never click on a link to sign into their accounts, especially links in email messages. They should instead, go directly to https://www.cibc.com/, and sign into their accounts. If there is something wrong or they need to do something with their accounts, they will be notified right after signing in. Or, they contact CIBC customer service to verify the authenticity of an email message before following the instructions in it.