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Fraudulent e-mail targets ANZ customers

By James Pearce, ZDNet Australia
April 11, 2003
URL: http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/soa/Fraudulent-e-mail-targets-ANZ-customers/0,130061744,120273631,00.htm

Another spam e-mail fraudulently claiming to represent an Australian bank is doing the rounds, this time claiming to be from the Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) Banking Group.

ANZ has issued a warning about the e-mail, pointing out that the link included in the e-mail goes to a Web site identified by an IP address, rather than www.anz.com, the bank's Web address. The fraudulent Web site has the "look and feel" of the ANZ site, according to ANZ spokesperson Rita Zonius.

An indication that the ANZ e-mail is fraudulent is the poor English used. "Our new security system will help you to avoid frequently fraud transactions and to keep your investments in safety" reads the e-mail, which continues: "Due to technical update we recommend you to reactivate your account."

ANZ said it had no plans to issue a warning e-mail to all its customers. It said it would post a warning on its site about recent similar fraud attempts.