E*Trade email phishing alert

Today I received another phishing email – emails that look like an official letter from a trusted bank, credit card company, or payment processor but is actually a type of deception designed to steal one’s personal data.

The email intends to trick E*Trade Financial (www.etrade.com) users into providing their personal information which will be used for identity theft.

Don’t fall for these fake emails! Find out how you can protect yourself by reading the following articles:

• How to detect phishing emails: What is phishing?
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• How to protect oneself against phishers: Fight the phishing sites!
• Sample phishing emails: E-gold PayPal Yahoo Gmail

Copy of the E*Trade phishing email after the jump.

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Dear E*TRADE user,

We recently reviewed your account, and suspect that your E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corp. account may have been accessed by an unauthorized third party. Protecting the security of your account our primary concern. Therefore, as a preventative measure, we have temporarily limited access to sensitive account features.

To restore your account access, please use the link below, login and follow the necessary steps to ensure that your account has not been compromised:

https://us.etrade.com/login/challange/2b593cba/logon.htm

—> But the URL actually goes to http://www.updates-e-trade.com/login/challange/2b593cba/logon.htm which is a phishing site.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and appreciate your assistance in helping us maintain the integrity of the entire E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corp. system.

Thank you.

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