*WARNING* Commonwealth Bank Email Fraud

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Hello there. I got this in my inbox today from the "Commonwealth Bank".

Originally Posted by My Email

CBA
Dear Commonwealth Bank customer,

Commonwealth Bank of Australia Technical Department is performing a
scheduled software upgrade to improve the quality of the banking services.
By clicking on the link below you will begin the procedure of the user
details confirmation.

[1]click here

Commonwealth Online banking account will be suspended or temporary
deactivated if not renewed immediately.

There instructions are to be sent to and followed by all Commonwealth Bank
of Australia clients. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for
cooperation.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Technical Service.
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Email ID 8802JJDMLL9973JGD4jK
Please do not reply to this confirmation email as your response will not be
received.

References

1. http://www3.netbank.commbank.com.au....bank/bankmain/

I have put the warning signs in BOLD to highlight what I thought suspicious.

Firstly, whenever my old man gets mail from the CBA, he is addressed by name, not by "Commonwealth Bank Customer." Secondly, I am not a Commonwealth Bank customer.

Thirdly, no reputable business will ever send you an email asking you to input your details via an email sent to you.

The Commonwealth Bank (or anybody else reputable) will NEVER ban your account because you don't respond to some email.

And lastly, the email address was <noreply@commonwealthbank.com.au>. Commonwealth Bank would have a proper email address.

Although this may seem blatantly obvious, many people fall for this kind of thing. So thought I would just give everybody a heads up.