Common Sense: Email Fraud

Today, I received an email message from a major Canadian bank requesting verification of my account in order to deter a "fraud" attempt on my banking information.

A few problems.

• One, there was a spelling error in their message. (Usually not found in professional form letters.)
• Two, I've never banked with them.
• Three, I checked out the link offered, which was this: http://211.22.112.108/TDCanada/login.php First of all, folks, if you see an IP address like that in an URL for a major company, it's very likely fake.
• Four, the real TD site is found here: https://easyweb.tdcanadatrust.com/ . Unfortunately, aside form the obviously fake URL versus the real URL, the sites look exactly the same.

If this should happen to you, there are two things to note. One, it's bullshit, so don't go there. Two, you don't know if anyone else has complained about it, and it's real fraud and hurts real people. Your obligation is to take a moment to go to the official company's website via typing an URL in or doing a Google Search, then choose"contact us" and give them the URL and the email info and the sender, so they can do their jobs and bust those asses.

Some fuckers were doing this with the Red Cross after Katrina. Never, ever donate or anything through email, and never presume a clickable link leads you to the legit address, even if it LOOKS real. Always go there manually through typing or a Google link.

-Citizen Steff, who hates defrauding motherfuckers who try to scam old ladies.