$2,500 Credit Fund

This phish is to steal user’s banking (credit/debit card) information. The phisher is giving a bait of $2500 to lure users into giving their banking details. As always, this email has following phishing signs:

  1. Subject of the email is to attract users to open the email and read further.
  2. This email impersonates Green dot bank as it claims to come from this company but the sender email address is different and no signer name at the bottom.
  3. Link given does not go to Greendot domain (always check links by hovering over it).
  4. The email mentions American Opportunity Tax Credit for which the jurisdiction is US and not applicable in Canada.

Never overlook the warning signs in such emails as even the minor details can lead to detection of scams. Always beware of giving out any personal or confidential information.

Phish to steal banking information with subject "$2,500 Credit Fund".

Subject: $2,500 Credit Fund
From: Bayu Kurniawan <[redacted sender address]>

We are pleased to inform you that the school management and its community in collaboration with @GreenDot, after the recent annual calculation of your educational expenses, you have been determined eligible to receive an education credit from the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) in the amount of $2,500.

To ensure you receive your education credits, it is important that you fill the bank details for proper verification before remittance into your bank account details.

Connect your account[link to phish] to verify identity and submit your direct deposit details.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

Green Dot,
P.O. Box 1070,
West Chester, OH 45071

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