The email claiming to be from Guaranty Trust Bank 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 Guaranty Trust Bank directly and explain the e-mail
you received. If you give out any personal information, contact your 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 e-mail
solicitations that
appear to be phishing e-mails are set forth throughout this website and
below:
Alert:Your Bank Account Has Been Blocked
Monday, April 27, 2009 10:14 AM
From:
"Guaranty Trust Bank Alert" <info@gtbplc.com>
Business and Personal
Account Alert
Dear Customer,
Unfortunately, we are unable to
verify your online banking account successfully
To ensure your protection, we've now blocked access to your sensible part of
your accounts. You now need to re-set your security. You won't be able to
gain access to your accounts until you've done this.
To re-set your security We
therefore implore you to click the secure INTERNET
BANKING LOGIN below to verify any possible findings
Thank you for choosing Guaranty
Trust Bank.
Guaranty
Trust Bank Security Team.
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Guaranty Trust Bankexamples can be found on the following pages: None
