Banesto Bank Email Scam

You may have received the following email fraudulently claiming to be from Madrid, Spain based Banesto financial institution. 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. The link takes you to a 'spoofed' of fake copy of the real Banesto login page. Any information you type on this screen will go directly to the fraudsters, not Banesto.

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Following is the text of the Scam email message:

An literal English translation is also available at the bottom of this post.

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From: Banesto [mailto:oficina@banesto.es]
Sent: 04/14/2008 5:15 AM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: Participa en la tombola de Banesto! Exclusivo para clientes de Banesnet

BANESTO le comunica que con la entrada del año 2008 los servidores banesto de procesos bancarios han sido actualizados y estan ya operativos. Sin embargo debido a la ingente cantidad de usuarios que usan Internet como medio de pago seguro, nos vemos en la obligación a pedirle su colaboración para una rápida restauracion de los datos en las nuevas plataformas.

Si no ha entrado en su cuenta bancaria en las últimas 12 horas se ruega lo haga de inmediato para evitar cualquier posible anomalía en su cuenta o futura pérdida de datos.

Puede entrar a su cuenta desde el siguiente enlace www.banesto.es o para mayor comodidad hacer click sobre la imagen correspondiente a su tipo de cuenta y seguir las instrucciones.

Click Aqui Para Accesar:

banesto pone a tu disposición, sin costo adicional nuevos servidores que cuentan con la última tecnología en protección y encriptacion de datos.
Una vez mas banesto líder en el ramo.
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Le recordamos que últimamente se envian e-mails de falsa procedencia con fines fraudulentos y lucrativos. Por favor nunca ponga los datos de su tarjeta bancaria en un mail y siempre compruebe que la procedencia del mail es de @banesto.es

Todos los Derechos Reservados 1998-2006 Grupo Financiero banestoS.A.
Para cualquier duda o aclaraciуn comunнquese con nosotros
al Tel. 343 00 43 o 01 8000 51 7777
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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 and provided any personal or bank account information you may already be at risk for fraudulent transcation or even identity theft. You should immediately contact your financial instituion or your local law enforcement authorities. You can also find contact information for Banesto at their website: http://www.banesto.es/.

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English Transalation (translation provided by Altavista Babel Fish)

BANESTO communicates to him that with the entrance of the year the 2008 servants banesto of banking processes have been updated and are already operative. Nevertheless due to the enormous amount of users who use Internet like means of safe payment, we see ourselves in the obligation request its collaboration to him for a fast restoration of the data in the new platforms.

If it has not entered its banking account in last the 12 hours it requests makes it immediately to avoid any possible anomaly in its account or future loss of data.

Www.banesto.es or greater comfort can enter its account from the following connection to do click on the image corresponding to its type of account and to follow the instructions. Click Aqui For Accesar: banesto makes your available, without additional cost new servants who count on the last technology in protection and encriptacion of data.

Once again banesto leader in the branch we remembered to Him that lately they envian e-mails of false origin with fraudulent and lucrative aims. Please never it puts the data of its banking card in a mail and it always verifies that the origin of the mail is of @banesto.es

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