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Same problem with many banks ... (none / 0) (#4)
by RocDoc on Mon Aug 23, 2004 at 08:16:51 AM PDT

... I've received phishing emails for at least three other banks, including US Bank, this past month alone (August, 2004). After finding out that NONE of these banks have a way to forward email to them for review, I chose to actually CALL one, the aforementioned US Bank.

After spending 12 minutes in "voicemail hell" (starting with their toll free numbers) I did reach an operator for the bank that then informed me that they were "uninterested" in the issue.

I think I'm uninterested in dealing with a bank that has such lax procedures for these types of potentially devistating issues. I've since deleted the email and will do the same for all new ones that come in from now on.

Once bitten, twice shy.


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