Sydney (Australia) headquartered Westpac Banking Corporation recently got numerous complaints from the public regarding phishing e-mails that prompted it to spread a warning of scam, published fijitimes.com dated December 23, 2011.
According to Gavin Kinnear, Acting General Manager of Westpac, it is truly an issue of concern regarding the way fake e-mails have been increasing of late.
A particular sample e-mail of the phishing scam, apparently dispatched on December 15, 2011 addressing the recipient as Westpac Online Banking Customer, tells that the bank lately found that various PCs had logged onto his Internet banking account with Westpac, with several failed password attempts determined prior to the logons. Thus, it's necessary that he revalidate his account details to the Bank, the e-mail continues.
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