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Fifth Third Bank

Phishing Scam E-mails

The email claiming to be from Fifth Third Bank and instructing you to verify account information to restore account access 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 Fifth Third Bank directly and explain the e-mail you received. If you give out any personal information, contact Fifth Third Bank 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 email solicitations that appear to be phishing emails are set forth throughout this website and below:

Fifth Third Bank

Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2006 19:39:26 +0000 From: "dionne drucill" <gilbertdoe@scbergstrasse.de> To: "alena merle" <webmaster@svbizlaw.com> Subject: Fifth Third Bank: Important Account Notice Dear Customer,

Fifth Third Bank, is committed to maintaining a safe for our customers. To protect the security of your account, Fifth Third Bank, employs some of the most advanced security systems in the world and our anti-fraud teams regularly screen the Fifth Third system for unusual activity.

We are contacting you to remind that on November 5, 2006 our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your account. In accordance with Fifth Third Bank's User Agreement and to ensure that your account has not been compromised, access to your account was limited. Your account access will remain limited until this issue has been resolved. We encourage you to log in and perform the steps necessary to restore your account access as soon as possible. Allowing your account access to remain limited for an extended period of time may result in further limitations on the use of your account and possible account closure. Visit now Online Banking page and perform verification process.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that this is a security meant to help protect you and your account. We apologize for any inconvenience.