FDIC ALERT
Jan
23, 2004
At approximately 12:00 p.m. (EST) today, FDIC Consumer Call Centers
in Kansas City, Missouri, and Washington, D.C., began receiving
a large number of complaints by consumers who received an email
that has the appearance of being sent from the FDIC. The email informs
the recipient that Department of Homeland Security Director Tom
Ridge has advised the FDIC to suspend all deposit insurance on the
recipient's bank account due to suspected violations of the USA
PATRIOT Act. The email further indicates that deposit insurance
will be suspended until personal identity, including bank account
information, can be verified.
This
email was not sent by the FDIC and is a fraudulent attempt to obtain
personal information from consumers. Financial institutions and
consumers should NOT access the link provided within the body of
the email and should NOT under any circumstances provide any personal
information through this media.
The FDIC is attempting to identify the source of the emails and
disrupt the transmission. Until this is achieved, consumers are
asked to report any similar attempts to obtain this information
to the FDIC by sending information to FDIC
Alert
REFERENCING
THE WARNING ABOVE, BELOW IS THE SCAM E-MAIL RECEIVED BY ONE OF OUR
OMNI CUSTOMERS...
"To whom it may concern;
In
cooperation with the Department Of Homeland Security, Federal,
State and Local Governments your account has been denied insurance
from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation due to suspected
violations of the Patriot Act. While we have only a limited amount
of evidence gathered on your account at this time it is enough
to suspect that currency violations may have occurred in your
account and due to this activity we have withdrawn Federal Deposit
Insurance on your account until we verify that your account has
not been used in a violation of the Patriot Act.
As
a result Department Of Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge has
advised the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to suspend all
deposit insurance on your account until such time as we can verify
your identity and your account information.
Please
verify through our IDVerify below. This information will be checked
against a federal government database for identity verification.
This only takes up to a minute and when we have verified your
identity you will be notified of said verification and all suspensions
of insurance on your account will be lifted.
https://www.fdic.gov/idverify/cgi-bin/index.htm
http://www.fdic.gov@202.63.206.88/index.htm
Failure
to use IDVerify below will cause all insurance for your account
to be terminated and all records of your account history will
be sent to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington D.C.
for analysis and verification. Failure to provide proper identity
may also result in a visit from Local, State or Federal Government
or Homeland Security Officials.
Thank
you for your time and consideration in this matter.
Donald
E. Powell
Chairman Emeritus FDIC
John
D. Hawke, Jr.
Comptroller of the Currency
Michael
E. Bartell
Chief Information Officer"
