Thursday, November 19, 2009

Phishing Alert - NACHA

Please be aware of a phishing attempt that is circulating via email. Random individuals and/or companies may have received a fraudulent email with the subject line, “Rejected ACH Transaction.” This phishing email appears to be from NACHA - The Electronic Payments Association, and it contains a link to a website containing a link that is almost certainly an executable virus with malware.

Please do not click on the link, or give out any personal account information.

Below is a sample of the phishing email.

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From: nacha.org [mailto:report@nacha.org]

Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 10:25 AM

To: Doe, John

Subject: Rejected ACH transaction, please review the transaction report



Dear bank account holder,
The ACH transaction, recently initiated from your bank account, was rejected by the Electronic Payments Association. Please review the transaction report by clicking the link below:



Unauthorized ACH Transaction Report (this is the how the link is presented)


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