FBI cybercrime operation reveals massive online banking fraud scheme
The phishing schemes mainly targeted Bank of America and Wells Fargo online banking users and were run from Egypt. Criminals sought to duplicate the bank’s online banking portals by creating authentic-looking replicas; mass email messages were subsequently sent to a great number of Bank of America and Wells Fargo online users, directing them to the false websites and asking them to enter their secret account login details, as well as other types of sensitive personal information such as their bank account numbers, Social Security numbers and drivers’ license numbers.