Phishing Examples: Samples of Fake Emails Regarding PayPal, Chase, Visa, Etc.

Click on the links below to see actual examples of phishing emails, and how they work! If you receive an email similar to the ones below, DO NOT click on the link, and do not enter any information on the forms there. Phishing is a fake email or website that attempts to gather your personal information for identity theft or fraud. Phishing scams usually use "spoofed" websites that look very much like the real websites, but are fake.  "Spoofing" refers to making a fake copy.

  1. Abbey National Bank (UK)
  2. Amazon.com (2010 version)
  3. Amazon.com
  4. American Airlines ("Download your ticket")
  5. American Airlines ("You can download your ticket")
  6. American Express ("Thanks for Updating Your Email Address")
  7. American Express ("Fraud Protection Alert")")
  8. AOL
  9. AT&T - ("Your Online Bill is ready")
  10. AT&T Wireless
  11. Bank of America
  12. Bank of America - version 2
  13. BlueMountain.com Ecard Email
  14. Charles Schwab & Co
  15. Chase
  16. Chase Online
  17. CitiBank
  18. The Co-operative Bank p.l.c
  19. Commerce Bank
  20. CSRA (CSRA Federeal Credit Union)
  21. Dade County Federal Credit Union
  22. Deutsche Post DHL
  23. DHL
  24. EDT Hosting
  25. Experian
  26. Express Mail Service
  27. FDIC and VeriSign, Inc.
  28. Federal Express / FedEx  ("Order Tracking")
  29. Fifth Third Bank
  30. German American Bank
  31. Halifax Bank Plc Email Scam
  32. InterSwitch Nigeria Limited Email Scam
  33. Monster Job Seeker Tool
  34. NAFCU - National Association of Federal Credit Unions
  35. National Credit Union Administration
  36. PayPal (several variations)
  37. Sooper Credit Union
  38. SunTrust Bank
  39. Tagged.com - (Your friend "Tagged" you)
  40. UPS - many examples
  41. US Airways
  42. Visa
  43. Wachovia Bank
     

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