BCEL Customers Victims Of Phishing Scams
J&C has received copies of phising e-mails, which have been sent to BCEL customers in an attempt to gather personal and financial information from the account holder.
The e-mails, with subject: “Your account will be closed – NOTICE” read as following: ” Dear customer, your account has been revoked and temporarily suspended for verfication purpose. You are required to ACTIVATE this account now to …….”
Further a link is provided, where the account holder is requested to provide his personal information. In general, the number and sophistication of phishing scams sent out to consumers is continuing to increase dramatically. Phishing is an e-mail fraud method in which the perpetrator ….