"Branch Banking and Trust (BB&T) Important Personal Information Update" Phishing Scams

A Sample of the Phishing Branch Banking(BB&T) and Trust Email Message

From: BB&T <info@e-mail.com>

To: Undisclosed-Recipients:;

Sent: Sat, Jul 1, 2017 5:42 am

Subject: Important Personal Information Update

Recent changes in your account activity

This is an automated message. Please do not reply to this email.

Dear BB&T Member,

We have detected irregular activity on your account. So we have limited Your Account.

For your protection, you have to verify this activity before you can continue using your account.

Please Visit https://online.bbt.com/login?do=verify to remove any restrictions placed on your accont.

Reference Number: PP-184-107-163

Sincerely,

BB&T Customer Service

It is important for Internet users to remember that they should never click on a link to sign into their online accounts, especially links in email messages. The safest way to sign into their online accounts is to go directly to their online account providers’ websites, by typing the addresses of the websites in their web browsers or using a popular search engine to find the websites.

For example:
BB&T’s customers should go directly to “https://www.bbt.com/” in their web browsers or search for “Branch Banking and Trust” using a popular search engine. And, if there is something wrong with their accounts or there is something that they need to do, they will be notified right after signing in.

Recipients of the phishing BB&T email, who have clicked on the link and have attempted to sign into the phishing website with their accounts’ credentials, should change their passwords and contact Branch Banking and Trust immediately.

Note: Some of the names, addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers or other information in samples on this website may have been impersonated or spoofed.