Alert - Wachovia Alert Phishing Scam

You may have received the following email. If so you are the target of an eMail Scam, commonly called a "Phishing" scam. Following the link included in the email could result in financial and identity loses. For more information about phishing visit SecurePCNews are review the article entitled "Don't get hooked by a phisher."

Following is the text of the Scam email message:

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-----Original Message-----
From: Wachovia Alert [mailto:onlineservices@wachovia.com]
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 9:30 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: Update your online banking

Dear Valued Customer,

Wachovia Internet Banking, is here by announcing the New Security Upgrade.
We've upgraded our new SSL servers to serve our customers for a better and
secure online banking service, against any fraudulent activities. Due to this recent upgrade,
you are requested to update your online account access by
clicking on the following reference below.

Reference*

http://www.wachovia.com/secure/update/ssl.cfm

Regards

© 2007 Wachovia Corporation. All rights reserved.

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If you received an email like this, the safest thing to do is just delete it. If you have already clicked on the link you may have unknowingly downloaded a harmful PC virus. You should immediately run a full virus scan to check for spyware or anyother malware.

If you don't have anti-virus or anti-spyware software, visit our online shop for a number of brands you can purchase online and download from Office Depot.

If you provided any information such as your online banking login information or any other personal inforation you may be at risk for fraudulent financial transactions. You should immediately contact your financial institution for assistance. For more information about what to do if you think you may be the victim of a phishing email visit SecurePCNews.

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