I have literally received hundreds of these and sent a couple of samples to US Bank.
Their response: -------- We appreciate your attention in reporting a suspicious email that you received. U.S. Bank would never distribute an unsolicited mail requesting confidential information from our customers, asking for such personal or confidential information like your PIN,User ID, Password or Social Security number. You should NEVER provide this information in an email. U.S. Bank has, in fact, identified the email sent to you as fraudulent. This email was not sent to you by U.S. Bank. Please do NOT respond to the suspicious email that you received. It should be deleted from your email box. U.S. Bank Information Security has shut down the fraudulent email website and it is no longer active. U.S. Bank is working aggressively with law enforcement officials to resolve this matter. You can find other identity theft and fraud information at usbank.com http://www.usbank.com/cgi_w/cfm/promo/personal/fraud_email_info_and_help.cfm Other anti-Fraud tips include: 1. If you have cable or DSL for your Internet access install anti-virus and firewall software on your computer. 2. Never give out your personal and confidential information in an email. 3. Notify the bank immediately if you have given out your information or suspect fraud. 4. Educate yourself on how to be protected by reading more identity theft information from U.S. Bank in the Achieve Your Goals section on the homepage. U.S. Bank maintains the highest level of privacy and confidentiality regarding our customer information. This issue has not comprised any of our systems or customer information. We appreciate your cooperation in our efforts to stop email fraud. You are a valued customer and we appreciate the opportunity to be of assistance. Please let us know if there is anything additional we can assist you with. You can reach us by email or call US Bank 24 Hour Banking. We are always here and happy to be of assistance. Metro Numbers Cincinnati (513) 632-4141 Denver (303) 585-8585 Milwaukee (414) 765-4636 Minneapolis / St. Paul (612) US BANKS (612) 872-2657 Portland (503) US BANKS (503) 872-2657 St. Louis (314) 425-2000 All Other Locations 1-800-US BANKS 1-800-872-2657 (*If you are out of the country, you can call collect to any Metro number.) Personal Bankers are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Sincerely, April US Bank 24-Hour Banking and Financial Sales -------- Fritz Frederick P. Squib, Jr. Network Operations/Mail Administrator Citizens Telephone Company of Kecksburg http://www.wpa.net () ascii ribbon campaign - against html mail /\ - against microsoft attachments --- [This E-mail scanned by Citizens Internet Services with Declude Virus.] --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
