{"id":5973,"date":"2014-09-15T14:51:30","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T22:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/al6400.com\/blog\/?p=5973"},"modified":"2014-09-15T14:55:37","modified_gmt":"2014-09-15T22:55:37","slug":"royal-bank-canada-phishing-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.al6400.com\/blog\/royal-bank-canada-phishing-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Bank of Canada Phishing Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I actually thought this was legit at first. Of course, as usual if I am not expecting an e-mail from a person then there is a high chance it is simply a phishing scam or spam e-mail. The e-mail was this and it essentially asks you to click on a link to receive a \u201csecure message\u201d:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/al6400.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/rbcscam.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5974\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.al6400.com\/blog\/royal-bank-canada-phishing-scam\/rbcscam\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.al6400.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/rbcscam.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"484,623\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;windows&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1410795229&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=\"rbcscam\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.al6400.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/rbcscam-233x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.al6400.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/rbcscam.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5974 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/al6400.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/rbcscam.jpg\" alt=\"rbcscam\" width=\"484\" height=\"623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.al6400.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/rbcscam.jpg 484w, https:\/\/www.al6400.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/rbcscam-122x157.jpg 122w, https:\/\/www.al6400.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/rbcscam-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/www.al6400.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/rbcscam-300x386.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 484px) 100vw, 484px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If we actually look at the source of the e-mail though you can see that it tries to trick you into going to another site:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>From &#8211; Mon Sep 15 14:22:32 2014<br \/>\nReturn-Path: &lt;AmericanExpress@welcome.aexp.com&gt;<br \/>\nReceived: (fqmail 26683 invoked from network); 15 Sep 2014 20:14:28 -0000<br \/>\nReceived: (qmail 11125 invoked from network); 15 Sep 2014 20:14:23 -0000<br \/>\nReceived: from [197.1.220.19] ([197.1.220.19])<br \/>\nReceived: from (192.168.1.155) by welcome.aexp.com (197.1.220.19) with Microsoft SMTP Server id 8.0.685.24; Mon, 15 Sep 2014 21:14:25 +0100<br \/>\nMessage-ID: &lt;4712099136.NMZ97J33257605.907060@rbc.com&gt;<br \/>\nDate: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 21:14:25 +0100<br \/>\nFrom:&#8221;Justin.Fuentes@rbc.com&#8221; &lt;Justin.Fuentes@rbc.com&gt;<br \/>\nSubject: New secure message from RBC Royal Bank<br \/>\nContent-Type: multipart\/alternative;<br \/>\nboundary=&#8221;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;07050800302030306010301&#8243;<\/p>\n<p>This is a multi-part message in MIME format.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;07050800302030306010301<br \/>\nContent-Type: text\/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed<br \/>\nContent-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit<\/p>\n<p>You have received a secure messageThis is an automated message sent by Royal Bank Secure Messaging Server. The link above will only be active until: 09\/16\/2014 Please click here or follow this link : https:\/\/www1.royalbank.com\/cgi-bin\/rbaccess\/rbcgi3m01 Help is available 24 hours a day by email at secure.emailhelp@rbcroyalbank.com If you have concerns about the validity of this message, please contact the sender directly. For questions about Royal Bank&#8217;s e-mail encryption service, please contact technical support at 1-800-769-2511. First time users &#8211; will need to register before reading the Secure Message. Help &#8211; https:\/\/mailsafe.rbcroyalbank.com\/websafe\/help?topic=RegEnvelopeAbout Royal Bank Encryption &#8211; https:\/\/mailsafe.rbcroyalbank.com\/websafe\/about \u00a9 Royal Bank of Canada 2014 Privacy &amp; Security|Legal|Accessibility|Contact Us|Unsubscribe<\/p>\n<p>You have received a secure message<br \/>\nThis is an automated message sent by Royal Bank Secure Messaging Server.<br \/>\nThe link above will only be active until: 09\/16\/2014<\/p>\n<p>Please click href=&#8221;http:\/\/melissigorta.com\/www6.rbc.com\/webapp\/ukv0\/signin\/logon.html&#8221;>here or follow this link : href=&#8221;http:\/\/melissigorta.com\/www6.rbc.com\/webapp\/ukv0\/signin\/logon.html&#8221;>https:\/\/www1.royalbank.com\/cgi-bin\/rbaccess\/rbcgi3m01<\/p>\n<p>Help is available 24 hours a day by email at href=&#8221;http:\/\/melissigorta.com\/www6.rbc.com\/webapp\/ukv0\/signin\/logon.html&#8221;>secure.emailhelp@rbcroyalbank.com<\/p>\n<p>If you have concerns about the validity of this message, please contact the sender directly. For questions about Royal Bank&#8217;s e-mail encryption service, please contact technical support at 1-800-769-2511.<\/p>\n<p>First time users &#8211; will need to register before reading the Secure Message.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Just delete it if you see this message as they essentially want you to think you are logging in the bank\u2019s site when in reality you will be entering your bank details to a third party site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I actually thought this was legit at first. Of course, as usual if I am not expecting an e-mail from a person then there is a high chance it is simply a phishing scam or spam e-mail. 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