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Date Posted: 11:09:31 09/04/05 Sun
Author: Richard
Subject: Scammers go phishing at local bank

Scammers go phishing at local bank

Bank customers should guard their electronic information, especially their
checkbook or ATM pin numbers.

An Internet-based "phishing" scam last week attempted to lure Central Bank
customers.

However, the local bank has not heard from one customer harmed by the scam,
said Dan Westhues, vice president of retail delivery.

The event does signal that customers of medium-sized banks should be aware
of potential identity theft.

Westhues said such phishing scams have targeted large banks for years, but
are now turning to the medium-sized banks.

Because Central Bank has its own technology services, Westhues said four
different phishing attempts from different foreign servers were located and
shutdown last week.

As many as 5,000 people in Mid-Missouri may have received the phishing
e-mail, sent randomly in hopes of finding a few Central Bank customers that
would believe the lark.

The Central Bank system was never compromised, Westhues said.

Every bank is vulnerable and there is no way to stop it, Westhues said.

But online banking is still a secure tool, if customers take precautionary
steps, he said.

Phishing scams always ask for information the banks already know -- pin
number, checking account number or social security number, Westhues noted.

A phishing scam copies a legitimate Web site, then sends out an e-mail with
a link to the bogus site.

But all e-mails want the recipient to log-in to the linked site with their
identifying account information.

These phishing scams are commonly seen in the form of E-bay, Pay Pal and
Amazon, too, Westhues said.

To avoid the phishing scam, remember the following:


* Type an address or use a personal bookmark. Never follow a link from an
e-mail.


* Don't give out information the legitimate company already should have.


* Call the legitimate company if there's a question.

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