Email Fraud Alert received from: Hilton
I recently received an email with this subject line: Your Statement is now available and I am concerned that it could be an attempt at defrauding me. Let me know in the comments section what you think, please.
The full contents of the suspected fraudulent (phishing / scamming) e-mail appear below:
Dear SunTrust Client:
Your Statement for your account is now available to view in Online.
To view your statement, simply:
Visit SunTrust.com
Sign on to Online Banking with your User ID and Password
Select your account
Select the Statements tab
Select the Jan 2016 statement
Remember, we are committed to helping you with your financial well-being. If you have any questions concerning your account call us at 1-800-SUNTRUST, or sign on and send us a message from the Secure Message Center.
Thank you for continuing to bank with SunTrust.
The above email was sent by “Suntrust” from this email address: statements@mail.com
I, Hilton, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “Suntrust”:
I have no idea who ‘Suntrust’ is so why would they contact me?
