Ansett
22 November 2005, 09:33
A statement from the National Australia Bank's website
- you can find the original here (http://www.national.com.au/Internet_Banking/0,,29893,00.html)
Online fraud update
Email Scams
Recently there have been a number of email scams claiming to be issued from the National's London office. These scam emails claim to offer large sums of money in the form of an inheritance from deceased estate customer deposit funds, where there are no known next of kin. These emails are not issued by the National and you are advised to ignore them and not to respond to any requests for personal information.
These scams are sometimes referred to as a "Nigerian scam" or a "419 scam" and are designed to gain funds by tricking the recipient into believing they will gain a large sum of money by simply providing their bank account details and ultimately making payment of a small "advance fee". Additionally, the scam may also lead to identity fraud if personal and bank account details are provided.
For further advice on how to protect yourself from these and other scams, visit the fido website (http://www.fido.asic.gov.au/fido/fido.nsf) run by ASIC.
Hoax emails
Recently the Internet Banking Industry in Australia and other organisations around the world have been subjected to various hoax email scams. Hoax emails have been sent to random email addresses in the hope that they will find banking customers.
The emails generally contain a link to a fraudulent website which looks identical to the genuine site. Recipients of these emails are requested to enter User Ids and passwords which are subsequently recorded. The National will never ask you to disclose your password.
The National is working with other banks, the Australian Federal Police and other external bodies within the industry to stop this fraudulent activity.
The best protection in the meantime is to follow these simple rules.
* Never access National Internet Banking from a link in an email.
* Check for a padlock symbol, generally located in the bottom right hand corner of your browser.
* Use the National's password lock function, especially when transacting in an unsecured environment such as an internet café. Find out more.
* Keep your computer up to date with anti-virus, firewall software and the latest patches.
* Disregard and delete spam, chain and junk emails.
* For Australian sites, look for a '.au' extension to the domain.
* Always type national.com.au into your browser address bar or use 'favourites/bookmarks' to access the National's site.
* Act quickly and contact the National (http://www.national.com.au/Internet_Banking/0,,13434,00.html) if you think you have been affected.
For further tips to protect yourself from scammers and details of some of these email scams and how they have been carried out, you can visit FIDO, the consumer section of the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) website for their warning and tips on "Fraudulent emails: some look genuine". http://www.fido.asic.gov.au
Visit the Microsoft® Security & Privacy site. http://www.microsoft.com/security/default.asp
Visit the Apple® Product Security site. http://www.info.apple.com/usen/security/index.html
Employment Scam
Australian bank customers are falling prey to a new scam involving Internet Banking.
The scam is sophisticated and involves several steps.
Firstly, the criminals post fake job advertisements on Australian online recruitment sites. The ads are from fictitious foreign companies who are looking for people to act as agents to receive domestic funds and on-forward them to a specified overseas recipient which happens to be the criminal perpetrator.
The funds are obtained as follows:
A bank customer receives spam email which contains a "trojan" or virus program. Once the email is opened, the program installs itself automatically on the customer's computer. The software then captures the customer's keystrokes and periodically sends them back to the criminal via email. Access to the customer's Internet Banking service is gained and funds are transferred to the bank account of the agent.
You can help protect yourself against Internet fraud. Find out more (http://www.national.com.au/Internet_Banking/0,,21453,00.html).
Apple is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Microsoft is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
© National Australia Bank Limited
Quoted here by Fraudwatchers.org for the convenience of people new to the internet and/or in the process of being scammed.
- you can find the original here (http://www.national.com.au/Internet_Banking/0,,29893,00.html)
Online fraud update
Email Scams
Recently there have been a number of email scams claiming to be issued from the National's London office. These scam emails claim to offer large sums of money in the form of an inheritance from deceased estate customer deposit funds, where there are no known next of kin. These emails are not issued by the National and you are advised to ignore them and not to respond to any requests for personal information.
These scams are sometimes referred to as a "Nigerian scam" or a "419 scam" and are designed to gain funds by tricking the recipient into believing they will gain a large sum of money by simply providing their bank account details and ultimately making payment of a small "advance fee". Additionally, the scam may also lead to identity fraud if personal and bank account details are provided.
For further advice on how to protect yourself from these and other scams, visit the fido website (http://www.fido.asic.gov.au/fido/fido.nsf) run by ASIC.
Hoax emails
Recently the Internet Banking Industry in Australia and other organisations around the world have been subjected to various hoax email scams. Hoax emails have been sent to random email addresses in the hope that they will find banking customers.
The emails generally contain a link to a fraudulent website which looks identical to the genuine site. Recipients of these emails are requested to enter User Ids and passwords which are subsequently recorded. The National will never ask you to disclose your password.
The National is working with other banks, the Australian Federal Police and other external bodies within the industry to stop this fraudulent activity.
The best protection in the meantime is to follow these simple rules.
* Never access National Internet Banking from a link in an email.
* Check for a padlock symbol, generally located in the bottom right hand corner of your browser.
* Use the National's password lock function, especially when transacting in an unsecured environment such as an internet café. Find out more.
* Keep your computer up to date with anti-virus, firewall software and the latest patches.
* Disregard and delete spam, chain and junk emails.
* For Australian sites, look for a '.au' extension to the domain.
* Always type national.com.au into your browser address bar or use 'favourites/bookmarks' to access the National's site.
* Act quickly and contact the National (http://www.national.com.au/Internet_Banking/0,,13434,00.html) if you think you have been affected.
For further tips to protect yourself from scammers and details of some of these email scams and how they have been carried out, you can visit FIDO, the consumer section of the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) website for their warning and tips on "Fraudulent emails: some look genuine". http://www.fido.asic.gov.au
Visit the Microsoft® Security & Privacy site. http://www.microsoft.com/security/default.asp
Visit the Apple® Product Security site. http://www.info.apple.com/usen/security/index.html
Employment Scam
Australian bank customers are falling prey to a new scam involving Internet Banking.
The scam is sophisticated and involves several steps.
Firstly, the criminals post fake job advertisements on Australian online recruitment sites. The ads are from fictitious foreign companies who are looking for people to act as agents to receive domestic funds and on-forward them to a specified overseas recipient which happens to be the criminal perpetrator.
The funds are obtained as follows:
A bank customer receives spam email which contains a "trojan" or virus program. Once the email is opened, the program installs itself automatically on the customer's computer. The software then captures the customer's keystrokes and periodically sends them back to the criminal via email. Access to the customer's Internet Banking service is gained and funds are transferred to the bank account of the agent.
You can help protect yourself against Internet fraud. Find out more (http://www.national.com.au/Internet_Banking/0,,21453,00.html).
Apple is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Microsoft is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
© National Australia Bank Limited
Quoted here by Fraudwatchers.org for the convenience of people new to the internet and/or in the process of being scammed.