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Scam Alert: Wells Fargo Refund Application Form

This scam looked almost plausible at first.  It claimed to have originated from refunds@wellsfargo.com.Why did this look plausible?  I have been in a fee dispute with Wells Fargo for years.  Maybe I finally won?  That's how these scams work.Send out a million e-mails claiming to be from major banks.  You'll eventually find someone who banks with the bank; and who has been in a fee dispute.  This plays on our, "I'm special" bias.  Most people think that this e-mail was sent to them only.  So it must be legit!  I don't stop to think, "Perhaps this same e-mail was sent to millions of people, and that the sender was just hoping to get lucky by finding someone who met the conditions of the e-mail."  Anyhow, the email is reproduced, below.  The form they attached is "official" looking...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on June 01, 2009 (boomark / email).