{"id":338,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:18","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=338"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"'St.George-Website-Changes'-Phishing-Scam-Email","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=338","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;St.George Website Changes&#8217; Phishing Scam Email"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/st-george-website-changes-phishing-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  rel=\"attachment wp-att-452\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"452\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/st-george-website-changes-phishing-scam-email\/st-george-website-changes-phishing-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/st-george-website-changes-phishing-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,533\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"st-george-website-changes-phishing-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/st-george-website-changes-phishing-1-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/st-george-website-changes-phishing-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-452\" src=\"https:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/st-george-website-changes-phishing-1.jpg\" alt=\"Phishing Scam\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/st-george-website-changes-phishing-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/st-george-website-changes-phishing-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/st-george-website-changes-phishing-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This \u00a0email, which purports to be from Australian bank St.George, supposedly notifies customers that the bank&#8217;s website is set to be redesigned in coming days. It claims that you can click a link to review the upcoming changes and advises that you will need to &#8216;re-bookmark&#8217; the site because the web address will change.<\/p>\n<p>However, the email is certainly not from St.George and the claims about site changes are untrue. The email is a <a title=\"Phishing Scams - Anti-Phishing Information\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/phisher-scams.html\">phishing scam<\/a> designed to trick you into divulging your bank account login details to cybercriminals. If you click the link in the scam email, you will be taken to a fraudulent website that contains \u00a0a login window. The page features \u00a0the St.George logo \u00a0and colour scheme. If you supply your User ID and password on the page, you will then be automatically redirected to the genuine St.George website.<\/p>\n<p>The scammers can use the information you supplied on the fake login page to hijack your St.George account and commit fraudulent transactions.<\/p>\n<p>It is often possible to \u00a0identify a site as fake because it has a different appearance than that of the real \u00a0bank and the web address is different. In this attack, \u00a0the criminals \u00a0have tried \u00a0to bypass these red flags \u00a0by advising people via the initial scam email that they can expect such changes. This simple social engineering ruse may cause at least a few recipients to lower their guard and submit their information on the fake site.<\/p>\n<p>Although banks \u00a0may occasionally change the design of their website, they are very unlikely to change their web address. It is always safest to login to your online accounts by entering the web address into your browser&#8217;s address bar or via an official app.<\/p>\n<p>St.George has <a title=\"St.George - Hoax emails and Trojans\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stgeorge.com.au\/online-services\/security-centre\/protect-yourself\/hoax-emails\">published information about phishing scams<\/a> on its website.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HSNet Article Center --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"5727909035\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"example\">\n<p><b>EXAMPLE:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subject: St.George Website changes<\/strong>We would like to announce that the design of our website is going to change in the nearest future. The final changes will be applied on Monday, 04 of January 2016. Until the end of this week you can review the upcoming changes.<br \/>\nWhile mostly everything will function the same, the look and feel of our website will change.<br \/>\nWe understand that this can be an adjustment so we have prepared some frequently asked questions for you to review.<\/p>\n<p>1. Will this redesign affect any of my saved bookmarks?<br \/>\nYes, all pages other than www.bbonline.stgeorge.com.au\/html\/cbank.asp will need to be re-bookmarked as the web address will change.<\/p>\n<p>2. Why did the design of the website change?<br \/>\nWe felt it was time to refresh the look and feel of St.George Business Banking Online. You&#8217;ll see this new look across all marketing collateral.<\/p>\n<p>3. Does the way I sign into my account change?<br \/>\nNo, the way you sign into your account will not change. However, we have enhanced our security system to make it more difficult for an unauthorized person to access your account.<\/p>\n<p>4. I&#8217;m having issues accessing my account. What is the issue?<br \/>\nYou&#8217;ll need to add our site to the Compatibility View List:<br \/>\nClick on tools<br \/>\nScroll &amp; click on compatibility view settings<br \/>\nType in our address (removed)<br \/>\nClick add<\/p>\n<p>Please email all questions or concerns to [Removed], Marketing &amp; Communication Specialist: (address removed0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Bottom Content --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4810115431\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"date\">Last updated: January 1, 2016<br \/>\nFirst published: January 1, 2016<br \/>\nBy Brett M. Christensen<br \/>\n<a class=\"foot\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/about.shtml\">About Hoax-Slayer<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ref\">References<br \/>\n<a title=\"Standard Chartered 'New Website Design' Phishing Scam\" href=\"http:\/\/hoax-slayer.net\/standard-chartered-new-website-design-phishing-scam\/\">Standard Chartered &#8216;New Website Design&#8217; Phishing Scam<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"Phishing Scams - Anti-Phishing Information\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.com\/phisher-scams.html\">Phishing Scams &#8211; Anti-Phishing Information<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"St.George - Hoax emails and Trojans\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stgeorge.com.au\/online-services\/security-centre\/protect-yourself\/hoax-emails\">St.George &#8211; Hoax emails and Trojans<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/st-george-website-changes-phishing-scam-email\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/st-george-website-changes-phishing-scam-email\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This \u00a0email, which purports to be from Australian bank St.George, supposedly notifies customers that the bank&#8217;s website is set to be redesigned in coming days. It claims that you can click a link to review the upcoming changes and advises that you will need to &#8216;re-bookmark&#8217; the site because the web address will change. 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