Tired of getting phishing emails "from" Bank of Ireland? Not to fear - the phishers have moved onto a new target - Permanent TSB.
As happens so often the email itself is grammatically incorrect:
Dear Valued Customer, Financial institutions around the world have always been subject to attempts by criminals to try and defraud money from them and their customers. These attempts can occur in a number of ways (eg credit card fraud, telephone banking or Internet scams). As a part of our ongoing commitment to provide the "Best Possible" service to all our Members, we are now requiring each member to validate their accounts once per month. To validate your account, follow the link. Sign in to Secured Online Banking . (Remember Failure to verify your account details may lead to account been Frozen for security Reasons) Thank you. Online Banking Security Team Permanent TSB Online (OPEN 24) . © 2006 All Rights Reserved Permanent TSB Permanent TSB is a trading name of Irish Life & Permanent plc which is regulated by the Financial Regulator.Note the incorrect use of the past participle. You should also note the odd capitalisation. Funnily enough the phish site includes a nice prominent link to the TSB's security warning about phishers :)
Michelle
I just got a Permanent TSB phish yesterday and reported it to the bank and the hosting company (the account is now suspended if you click on the links)
http://www.opendns.com/ launched http://www.phishtank.com/ on October 2 which is very welcome. They already have 690 confirmed phishes.
Chris