Bank of Queensland Phishing Scam

The email claiming to be from Bank of Queensland and instructing you to verify information to reactivate your account appears to be a phishing scam. Phishing e-mails are e-mails from scam artists who use official looking webpages designed to trick you into believing they are from a corporate website that you have an account with. Once you are at the site, they will ask you to provide or verify personal information such as bank account information, credit card information, social security information and password information. If you get such an e-mail, you should delete it and do not provide any of the requested information. However, if you are not convinced that you have a fraudulent e-mail, please contact Bank of Queensland directly and explain the e-mail you received. If you give out any personal information, contact Bank of Queensland immediately and depending on what information you gave out, it may be wise to take measures to protect against identity theft (e.g. contact credit agencies, close accounts, cleanse computer). Many e-mail solicitations that appear to be phishing e-mails are set forth throughout this website and below:

To:
Subject:	Internet Banking Urgent Security Notice
From:	"Bank of Queensland" <security@boq.com.au>
Date:	Tue, 27 Mar 2007 20:10:18 +0300

The Bank of Queensland Online Security Department has been receiving complaints from our customers for unauthorised uses of the Bank of Queensland Online accounts. As a result we are temporarily shutting down some selected Online Accounts perceived vulnerable to this, pending till the time we carry out proper verification by the account owner. Bank of Queensland is committed to ensure the safeguard of each customer personal information, making sure only authorised individuals have access to their accounts.

As a first step to have Your Bank of Queensland Online Access reactivated please reconfirm your identity by using the link provided below.

Internet Banking - for existing customers registered before 31 July 2006 click on the link provided below.

https://www.ib1.boq.com.au/costumers/secure-login/index.asp

Enhanced Internet Banking - for all customers registered after 31 July 2006 click on the link provided below.

https://www.ib.boq.com.au/costumers/secure-login/index.asp

These instructions are sent to and should be followed by all Bank of Queensland clients,to avoid service deactivation after the verification is completed. We apologise for any inconveniences and thank you for your cooperation.

Bank of Queensland Security Department

The information provided on this website is provided for informational purposes only and should not be considered legal advice.

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