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American Bankers Association (ABA) Warns Bankers About Fraudulent E-Mail
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01/27/2010
WesBanco has received information that the ABA’s name is being used in a new phishing e-mail. The e-mail informs recipients that an “unauthorized transaction” has been charged to their account using their bank card. The amount of the transaction is listed, and recipients are asked to click on a link to review the transaction.
The e-mail is fraudulent, and recipients should not click on the link. Clicking on links in such e-mails could enable fraudsters to download malicious software into victims’ computers and steal passwords and other account identifiers.
ABA is working with law enforcement to identify the source of the e-mails and to disrupt them.
If you received the e-mail and did enter personal or account information please contact WesBanco immediately at 1-800-905-9043. You may also contact your local branch for assistance. We will close and reissue your bank card to avoid potential fraud.
Please consider that any attempt to request personal or account information from you by telephone, text message, email, or websites is fraudulent unless initiated by you.
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10/27/2009
E-mails fraudulently claiming to be from the FDIC are attempting to trick recipients into installing unknown software on personal computers. These e-mails falsely indicate that recipients should download and open a "personal FDIC insurance file" to check their deposit insurance coverage. The "insurance file" may actually be a form of spyware or malicious code and may collect personal or confidential information.
Please consider that any attempt to request personal information from you by telephone, text message, email, or websites is fraudulent unless initiated by you. WesBanco would never ask you for your personal information by an automated phone call, text message, or through an email.
Follow the link below for further details:
http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/SpecialAlert/2009/sa09183.html
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Please consider that any attempt to request information from you by emails and websites is fraudulent unless initiated by you. If at any time you believe that your information has been compromised, promptly change your password and notify us at 1-800-328-3369, extension 1278.
To reacquaint yourself with examples of phishing, please click here.
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