Alert - E-mail Scams
10/24/2006
Recently a broadcast email was sent by scammers "phishing" for private and protected financial information. The sender of the email is identified as TiLite. This, however, is a hoax. The senders of the email are attempting to obtain personal information and then commit fraud and identify theft.
The illegitimate email is professionally done. It contains our logo and color schemes, is fairly well written, and links to a site that looks official. However, the site is not the real TiLite site; it is a fake. If you look closely at the URL, it contains extra characters, not just www.tilite.com.
No legitimate TiLite email will ask you for information.
There was no breach of TiLite’s security. The scammers obtained our logo from our public web site and broadcast emails through numerous networks. Hundreds of financial institutions and other companies have been targeted over the past few months.
If you responded to this fraudulent email and entered your personal information, please contact our staff at 509-586-6117, ext. 309, or 1-800-545-2266, ext. 309.
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EXMAPLE EMAIL
Dear Valued Member,
According to our terms of services, you will have to confirm your e-mail by the following link, or your account will be suspended for security reasons.
http://www.tilite.com/confirm.php?account=spond@tilite.com
After following the instructions in the sheet, your account will not be interrupted and will continue as normal.
Thanks for your attention to this request. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Sincerely, Tilite Abuse Department |
