The phishing phenomenon is global. Melbourne-based Fraud Watch International has identified 3,485 currently active online phishing sites (up from 705 in May 2006), and some 358,367 fake sites in total. Wells Fargo Bank, eBay, Nat West and Bank of America have all recently had their names unwittingly associated with phishing scams. Worryingly, surveys still show that phishing’s global reach is such that many people can no longer distinguish between legitimate and fraudulent bank emails.

But now it’s all getting a bit silly, because it seems that phishers are often no longer bothering to cover their tracks with sophisticated fake website and “official” sounding email addresses. We have decided to publish below the latest phishing email to hit our inbox in full – largely because its ineptitude made us laugh.

Purportedly sent by a Mr Song Li Le from Hong Kong-based Hang Seng Bank, the email actually offers a Yahoo response address. As a strategy for delving in and liquidating an unsuspecting respondent's bank accounts and thieving personal information, this is about as sensible as a part-time evening burglar  leaving his day-job business card in the space where your television used to be.
 

Here is the phishing email we received today:
 
FROM: Mr.Song Li Le

Hang Seng Bank Hong Kong.

Hang Seng Bank Tower

83, Des Voeux Road,

Central HK,Hong Kong

 

Dear Friend,

 

I have a transaction of mutual benefits, which I would like to share with you.

It involves an amount of $42,500,000.00  (forty two million Five Hundred

Thousand United State Dollars only), in our Bank, which I like to acquire with

your help and you will be compensated adequately upon your readiness to

proceed with me.after the successful transaction, we shall share in ratio of

30% for you and 70% for me.

 

If you are interested in treating this business with utmost confidentiality

and trust, send me the following contact details  so that we can discuss and I

shall provide you with the details of this transaction

 

(1)Full names

(2)private phone number

(3)current residential address

(4)Occupation

(5)Age and Profession.

If interested send your  response to my personal email address:

( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it )

 

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

Mr.Song Li Le.

Last update : Monday, 03 September 2007

Keywords : Phishing, Criminal, Email, Bank Account, Hong Kong,

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