Androscoggin Bank : IMPORTANT NOTICE!/Bangor Savings Bank

There is a phisher out there targetting Maine banks. Here are Androscoggin Bank and Bangor Savings Bank examples. These are NOT from the banks they claim to be from. Beware of fraud, and be sure you know your bank's REAL web address.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: On Tuesday, June 23rd, you get a better way to pay bills online

We are upgrading your Online Bill Payment center with a new look and simpler navigation. This upgrade is completely automatic, so
you don’t have to do a thing.

Here is what’s new:

Streamlined Payment Center - view and manage all your payment activity on one page.
Faster Payment Processing - many bills can be paid within one day of their due date.
Payment Calendar - just click on the calendar to see the earliest available payment date.
Quick Add - add a bill by simply entering a phone number.
Automatic Bill Reminders - set up email notification for important due dates.
Your Login ID and password will remain unchanged. On Tuesday morning from 5:00 AM to 10:00 AM the Online Bill Payment center will
not be accessible while we make the conversion. However, any previously scheduled electronic payments will not be affected. After
10:00 AM, please LOG IN and discover the new Online Bill Payment for yourself.


If you find any type of suspicious activities please contact us immediately.
Please include in your message your account number, your account name and the unauthorized transfer date & time.

Please do not reply to this message. For any inquiries, contact Customer Service.

Androscoggin Bank Copyright © 2006

Here's the Bangor Savings Bank Scam

Dear valued Bangor® member:



It has come to our attention that your Bangor® account information needs to be
updated as part of our continuing commitment to protect your account and to
reduce the instance of fraud on our website. If you could please take 5-10 minutes
out of your online experience and update your personal records you will not run into
any future problems with the online service.


However, failure to update your records will result in account suspension.
Please update your records on or before June 25, 2006.

Once you have updated your account records, your Bangor® session will not be
interrupted and will continue as normal.

To update your Bangor® records click on the following link:


Thank You.
Bangor® UPDATE TEAM

Accounts Management As outlined in our User Agreement, Bangor® will
periodically send you information about site changes and enhancements.

Fraud Verification Process (PayPal Scam)

It has been some time since I've posted a phishing scam. There have been some interesting ones lately, I just haven't had time to post. One very interesting one was a phishing scam that appeared to be from The Androscoggin Bank, which is a local rather than national bank. The scammer was targetting people in my home state.

But here's a dangerous one. Dangerous because it looks so much like a REAL PayPal notification. Don't get sucked into this. Go directly to the PayPal website for information about PayPal - don't click links in emails!

Dear PayPal ® valued member,

It has come to our attention that your PayPal Billing Information records are out of date. That requires you to update the Billing Information.
Failure to update your records will result in account termination. Please update your records in maximum 48 hours. Once you have updated them, your PayPal session will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Failure to update them will result in cancellation of service, Terms of Service (TOS) violations or future billing problems. Please follow the link below and update your account information:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_login-run

_____Our database will be instantly updated. We are committed to the responsable use and protection of customer information on our website. If you have any questions regarding our services, please check the website or call our customer service.

Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team

Your monthly account statement is available anytime; just log in into your account at https://www.paypal.com/us/HISTORY. To correct any errors, please contact us through our Help Center at https://www.paypal.com/us/HELP.

FOR INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS ONLY:
Commissions and Fees incurred by sender: $0.00

Rate of exchange: If and when the Receipt chooses to withdraw these funds from the PayPal System, and if the withdrawal involves a currency conversion, the Recipient will convert the funds at the aplicable currency exchange rate at the time of the withdrawal, and the Recipient may incur a transaction fee.

RIGHT TO REFUND
You, the customer, are entitled to a refund of the money to be transmitted as a result of this agreement if PayPal does not forward the money received from you in 10 days of the date of its receipt, or does not give instructions committing an equivalent amount of money to the person designated by you within 10 days of the date of the receipt of the funds from you unless otherwise instructed by you.

If you want a refund, you must mail or deliver your written request to PayPal at P.O. Box 45950, Omaha, NE 68145-0950. If you do not receive your refund, you may be entitled to your money back plus penalty of up to $1.000,00 USD and attorney's fee pursuant to Section 1810.5 of the California Financial Code.

Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and choose the Help link located in the top right corner of any PayPal page.

To receive email notifications in plain text instead of HTML, update your preferences here.

PayPal Email ID PP120