Chase bank is SPAM bait
About six months ago, we installed a spam-wall on our corporate email server. Looking through the rosters of the quarantined spam-mail sometimes provides interesting information. For instance, a lot of spam email is sent pretending to be from Chase bank, and there has been another recent outbreak of these. But another type of Chase spam I’ve found has to do with preying on people that are burried by their credit card debt. Here is what one email looks like:
Angry, frustrated consumers with large balances with card issuers
like Chase, Capital One, Citibank and others are pursuing settlement
offers through popular new bailout programs (click here).
And another
Rising credt card defaults and continuing bank struggles means
more flexible relief options for many frustrated consumers. If you
could benefit from a payment reduction or a balance settlement
offer (click here) new bailout-type options are yielding results
of 40 cents on the dollar and less for many.
The point is, don’t bother with offers like these. There are WAY many more uncouth credit counseling firms out there than there are respectable ones. If you need help, try Yelp or the BBB to find a respectable credit counseling firm.
The other point is, don’t trust any mail that says it is from Chase, if you are a Chase customer. NEVER click links in any email, unless you REALLY REALLY trust the source and are expecting the email. Always type in URLs yourself. It is very easy for a spammer to make a link say one thing but go somewhere else.
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By Paul, June 24, 2010 @ 3:19 pm
Why don’t we get an email addres that they have and take them out with hits !!!