I imagine many of the readers of this blog are veterans (or their families), and as a result, use USAA for many of their insurance and/or banking needs. I do, and I recently received the below email. It is a scam.
It is not unusual for me to receive this type of email from scammers posing as legitimate banking institutions I don't do business with, i.e., Wells Fargo or Bank of America. As a result, they are flushed down the email pipe with my delete button immediately. However, this one gave me pause since I do bank with USAA and it is so similar to legitimate USAA emails. A quick reading of the email exposed numerous typographical errors -- a tale tell sign of a scam. Also, all legitimate emails to me from USAA refer to me by my full name (not "Valued Customer"), and have the last four digits of my USAA number in the upper right hand corner.
If you receive this email, do not click on any of the links. Delete it immediately. The fact that veterans, their widows/widowers, or their families, are targeted by this boils my blood.
To
ensure delivery to your inbox, please add USAA.Web.Services@customermail.usaa.com to
your address book.
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Please do not reply to this e-mail. To send a secure message to USAA, please contact us. Privacy Promise USAA Federal Savings Bank, 10750 McDermott Freeway, San Antonio, Texas 78288-9876 |
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2 comments:
Yeah, you're right. It's low life scumbags that target people for a quick buck. But what's really sad is when they get caught, the first thing they do is hire a lawyer, and the lawyer argues to the court "Your honor, my client is a helpless man here. He did not intend to deprive anyone. He is just an honest business man that got caught up in a web.".....
An easy way to determine if the email is real is to go to the company's website and log in to check for messages.
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