Email Fraud Alert received from: Tim
I recently received an email with this subject line: Online Service Message and I am concerned that it could be an attempt at defrauding me. Let me know in the comments section what you think, please.
Tim has the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent message:
Dear Twot
An IP address is made up of four bytes of information (totaling 32 bits) expressed as four numbers between 0 and 255 shown separated by periods. For example, your computer’s IP address might be 238.17.159.4, which is shown below in human-readable decimal form and in the binary form used on the Internet.
In other words moron, you cannot have an IP address with any number greater than 255 in it.
The full contents of the e-mail appear below:
Dear Customer,
Your ABSA online banking access has been limited.
We suspected someone other than you with
IP 126.370.42.86 trying to access your informations.
Please verify your banking information with us to show
that you are not currently away.
You have to verify this as soon as possible to keep
your online bank account from getting blocked
Restore your Access
Please SIGNON to email us as mails sent to this address cannot be answered.
The above email was sent by “ABSA” from this email address: ib.restore@a-notify.pl