Email Fraud Alert received from: Reeva
I recently received an email with this subject line: You’ve Been Rewarded. 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:
Thank you
You are receiving this email because you’ve been rewarded for using your Absa Debit, Cheque or Credit card. Please follow the steps below to to claim your Cash Reward.
By receiving this message we have confirmed that the email address you have selected to receive your Cash Reward statements on is valid.
Next Steps:
The attached document on this message is your Cash Reward statements copy of a statement in an encrypted HTML format.
In order to open this document, please follow the instructions below.
You will only need to download the attached HTML File.
Kind regards
Absa Digital Channels
Installing the Striata Reader
Step 1: Connect to the Internet.
Step 2: Download the Reader from the Striata Website (58Kb): Go to www.striata.co.za/index-africa.php and click on “Download Striata Reader” image.
Step 3: Select “Open/Run”. If no ‘open/run’ option given, select ‘Save’ and then ‘Open’.
Step 4: The Reader is now installed. Select “OK” to close the ‘install confirmation’ dialogue box.
Testing the installation
Step 5: Double-click on the digitally signed attachment. You will be prompted to type in a password. (Password for the welcome mail is “test”)
Installing Adobe Reader
To open your statement, you need to have Adobe Reader v 5.0 or higher. If you do not have Adobe Reader, go to www.adobe.com/uk/products/ to download the latest version
User Guidelines
Electronic statement delivery allows statement receiving/retrieval and the service incurs no additional charges.
Customers who use the electronic statement facility and who wish to change an email address or revert back to printed statements can inform Absa by contacting an Absa branch or changing the setting directly on Internet Banking.
Statements will be available in either English or Afrikaans depending on your language preference chosen.
Absa will only send statements to the email addresses specified by the customer.
It is your sole responsibility to ensure that no unauthorized person and/or third party have access to your email or your password. In the event that an unauthorized person and/or third party gains access to your email or your password, Absa shall under no circumstances whatsoever, be held liable for any loss or damage suffered as a result of your confidential information being disclosed.
You will be receiving the electronic statements because you have accepted the terms for receiving the statements. If you would like to view them again please click on Terms and Conditions.
For any email enquiries for electronic statements please contact officialemail@absa.co.za or contact the call centre on 0860 008 600 and select option 2.
For any queries relating to your account or queries on the transactions on the statement, please use the contact details provided within the content of the statement.
Important Notice: Absa Bank Ltd is an Authorised Financial Services Provider. Licence no 292.
Important restrictions, qualifications and disclaimers (“the Disclaimer”) apply to this email. To read this click on the following address or copy into your Internet browser:
www.absa.co.za/disclaimer
The Disclaimer forms part of the content of this email in terms of section 11 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 25 of 2002. If you are unable to access the Disclaimer, send a blank e-mail to disclaimer@absa.co.za and we will send you a copy of the Disclaimer.
Important Notice:
Absa is an Authorised Financial Services Provider and Registered Credit Provider,
registration number: NCRCP7.
This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended for the use of
the individual or entity to whom they are addressed.
Please note that there are terms and conditions and some important restrictions,
qualifications and disclaimers (“the Disclaimer”) that apply to this email. To read this
click on the following address or copy into your Internet browser:
http://www.absa.co.za/disclaimer
The Disclaimer forms part of the content of this email in terms of
section 11 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions
Act, 25 of 2002.
If you are unable to access the Disclaimer, send a blank e-mail
to disclaimer@absa.co.za and we will send you a copy of the
Disclaimer.
The above email was sent by “Absa Cheque Account” from this email address: ib@absa.co.za
I, Reeva, have the following thoughts/comments on this suspected fraudulent email message from “Absa Cheque Account”:
How do I know that this is a phishing attempt? I don’t bank at Absa. If I did I would have been sorely tempted to open the attached. Lucky I didn’t.