How many people have gotten this email? How do they know we have Wachovia accounts?
2006-11-29 08:43:38 · 10 answers · asked by mulderlx 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Just read the email. No real email should say dear account holder. All real email address you by your real name.
Before you clickthe link look at the bottom if the webpages doesnt match or the website is suspicious delete it
2006-11-29 08:46:22 · answer #1 · answered by Explorer.exe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't got any from someone who claims to be Wachovia, but I have from other banking firms, but these are scams. They send out thousands of these hoping a few will have Wachovia accounts, and hope some of them fall for the scam.
Strictly a hit and miss thing for the scammers.
pakratts
2006-11-29 08:48:58 · answer #2 · answered by pakratts 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't know you have Wachovia accounts. Those who don't have accounts ignore the e-mail, because they know it's spam/scam.
I worked at Citibank for 6 months, and we got calls all the time from people who got these types of e-mails - some having accounts, other's not.
The "phishers" send out a 100 million e-mails, using some large financial institution as the "hook," and hope there are enough stupid people with accounts at that institution to make it profitable for them.
2006-11-29 08:46:34 · answer #3 · answered by jbtascam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the information that you gave to the phishing email is now available for that someone to use. For the driver's license number and social security number should be brought up to the Secretary of State as soon as possible. For future reference, NEVER submit any personal information like that unless it is through a secure program via a website such as your bank site, or pay pal on e bay. If ever you are unsure. you can call the company to verify. BE CAREFUL!
2016-05-23 02:53:42 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they don't. they count on that email going to millions of people, and those that do have a wachovia account may go and put in their account info.
2006-11-29 08:46:20 · answer #5 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well ive no idea what Wachovia is but they might be selling your email address, to spam listers.. most companies do this.
or they will just use a dictionary list eg a massive email list of common names.
2006-11-29 08:48:16 · answer #6 · answered by Paultech 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes i delete it they send it to ev1 not just wachovia members b/c i got one and im not a wachovia member.
btw, wach ova ya (walk over ya) lol jk
2006-11-29 08:46:28 · answer #7 · answered by bhbghgjbvmnbncvb 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to www.phishtank.com and put the url in the thing to see if it is a phishing website
2006-11-29 08:45:05 · answer #8 · answered by willy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They don't, hackers are hoping that they get Lucky and answer there emails. Please anyone who gets a email they are not to answer them. call you support companies to get there policy on sending email and getting info for you. most of the time they would tell you they don't. but please call to make sure.
2006-11-29 08:51:18 · answer #9 · answered by frankfieldsjr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just ignore it and put it in your spam folder
2006-11-29 08:44:57 · answer #10 · answered by aw03172001 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋