FDIC Scam
There is a revised FDIC-themed email spam campaign being waged to take advantage of the trust people have in the FDIC name. There are several versions of this email – all containing the same elements and purpose – to steal your private personal information.
The rogue email could have one of the following subject lines:
· “Your FDIC: Your Business account”
· “About Your Business Account”
The header has been forged information to make it appear it came from one of the following FDIC email addresses –
· alert@fdic.gov
· subscriptions@fdic.gov
· alert@fdic.gov
· hgrene@fdic.gov (no such employee exists)
· From Alyssa Williams, FDIC Insurance (no such employee exists)
The e-mail is addressed to "Dear Business Customer" or “Dear Business Owner”, and states "We have important information about your financial institution (or the email may say bank). Please click here to find details." It then states, "This includes information on the acquiring bank (if applicable), how your accounts and loans are affected, and how vendors can file claims against the receivership."
This e-mail and link are fraudulent. Recipients should consider the intent of this e-mail as an attempt to collect personal or confidential information, or to load malicious software onto end users' computers.
Recipients should not click on the link provided.
The FDIC does not issue unsolicited e-mails to consumers or business account holders.
You should delete this email and all other emails of this nature from your inbox and your deleted folder or trash bin.
If you think you have been a victim of the scam, call your financial institution and file a complaint with the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center: http://www.spiritbank.com/leavepage.html?url=http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/default.aspx .
We at SpiritBank want to keep you informed about anything affecting the security of your private information or your finances.