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I’ve recently received a lot of very helpful emails.

I have lost count of the number of emails I have received telling me that my SunTrust account is suspended. I don’t even know what a SunTrust account is!

Dear SunTrust client,

We recently reviewed your account, and suspect that your Suntrust account may have been accessed by an unauthorized third party.Protecting the security of your account and of the SunTrust network is out primary concern. Therefore, as a preventative measure, we have temporarily suspended your SunTrust account.

In order to regain access to your account please click the link below:

[link deleted]

You will be asked for some sensitive account information to establish account ownership and avoid Credit Card Fraud.

For more information about how to protect your account, please visit Suntrust Security Center.

Sincerely,The SunTrust Security Department Team.

Then there’s the email telling me that there might be a problem with my eBay account. Amazing as it may seem, I don’t have an eBay account:

Subject: TKO NOTICE: eBay Registration Suspension – FIELDS LEFT BLANK

Dear valued customer,

Our records indicate that you haven’t submited the correct information to update your account. Please re-update your account. You HAVE to fill all the tabs in the form.

Do not respond to this email, as your reply will not be received. If you would like to update your eBay account please use this link: [link deleted]

Thank you for your patience in this matter.

Regards, Customer Support (Trust and Safety Department)
eBay Inc

Thanks a lot, guys.

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2 responses to “Spam”

  1. wilson ng avatar
    wilson ng

    Hi,
    I am sure you know it by now, but that is fraud. It attempts to lure you to a web site that looks like the original, but will ask you for some confidential information. Not only Sun, but I have received many of these spams also from Citibank, and other reputable financial institutions.

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  2. Chris avatar
    Chris

    Yes, you’re correct. These days I am even reluctant to click on links from organizations that I do deal with, so I steer well clear of any that I don’t know. I received multiple copies of the Sun Trust one, though it seems to have stopped now.

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