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The email claiming to be from Bank of the West and requesting you to complete an update form 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 the West directly and explain the e-mail you received. If you give out any personal information, contact Bank of the West 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:
Dear Bank of the West business/corporate customer,
Bank of the West Customer Service requests you to complete WebDirect Update Form.
This procedure is obligatory for all business and corporate customers of Bank of the West.
Please select the hyperlink and visit the address
listed to access WebDirect Update Form.
http://session-148518.bankofthewest.com/WebDirect/bowform.asp
Again, thank you for choosing Bank of the West for your business needs. We look forward to working with you.
Copyright © 2007 Bank of the West.
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