I got one yesterday that said it was Bank of America (although iirc it
did include my name) and traced the ip address to a small hosting
provider here in the us... so... yea, I'd say this visa one is much
more sophisticated...

> Just a heads-up...

> Usually, phishing mails link to web sites that have
> unusual domains even though the link in the mail looks
> legitimate.  Today, I got phishing mails to several of my
> email addresses that link to a legitimate-looking URL.  Of
> course, the mails are missing bits of personal information
> that my credit card company would have inserted (name,
> town, etc.).  The web site from the phish mails is:

> http://visa-protect.com/personal/security/vbv/index.html

> The emails are sent from a servers in Korea and the
> Netherlands.  The web site appears to be hosted by AOL.

> Looks like phishers are getting more sophisticated and
> blatant...

> Surf safely!


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