On July 2, 2010 in a Consumer Alert, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) advised the public that it has received numerous reports of a fraudulent e-mail which has the appearance of being sent from the FDIC. The subject line of the e-mail states: “you need to check your Bank Deposit Insurance Coverage.” The message states, “You have received this message because you are a holder of a FDIC-insured bank account. Recently FDIC has officially named the bank you have opened your account with as a failed bank, thus, taking control of its assets.” The e-mail then directs recipients to click this link, “You need to visit the official FDIC website and perform the following steps to check your Deposit Insurance Coverage.”
This e-mail and the associated web site are fraudulent. The link directions should not be followed. The link may be an attempt to collect personal or confidential information, or to load malicious software onto the computer of the recipient.
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