Recently I started investigating checking account options at various banks. So when I just received an email from Chase Online Banking I thought nothing of clicking it. Immediately after, I realized I'd written to Citibank and that I never have even been to Chase's website. Argggh.
And, on my personal computer where I read the mail, Thunderbird also thought nothing of it. While often valid messages have "Thunderbird thinks this is a scam" there was no such message on this scam. Arggh 2.
What is the solution? Never click on links in emails that go to secure sites. As I discussed recently with someone at PayPal, the sure fire answer is to go directly to the site that (allegedly) emailed you. Log in from there rather than click links in emails. If it suddenly dawns on you that you don't have an account with that organization, well, you'll know it was definitely a phishing scam.
Now all I have to do is remember my own advice!
Securely yours,
Susie
PS - Two weeks after writing this, I received a new credit card I had applied for. Turns out the issuing bank was Chase. "So that Chase email was a real after all," I thought. Until hours later when I learned there had really been a slew of Chase Bank email phishing attempts. Argh!
Have you been duped?
