[clug] WebOne & StGeorge Banking [OT]

Fri Sep 12 16:15:49 EST 2003

At 12:29 AM -0500 03/9/12, Geoff Smith wrote:
>Hi Folks,
>
>Is anyone else on WebOne having problems connecting to the StGeorge bank
>website (www.stgeorge.com.au)???? Everything else seems to be OK, but I
>haven't been able to connect to this site since earlier this week. I've
>tested through other ISPs and it's definately online.
>
>Just checking...
>
>Geoff
>--

I got a spam that looked like this:
At 4:37 PM -0700 03/9/10, <security at stgeorge.com.au> wrote:
>Dear Valued Customer,
>
>
>- Our new security system will help you to avoid
>   frequently fraud transactions and to keep your
>   investments in safety.
>
>
>- Due to technical update we recommend you to
>   reactivate your account.
>
>
>Click on the link below to login and begin using
>your updated st.george bank account.
>
>To log into your account, please visit the St.Georege NetBank
>
>website at <'"http://www.stgeorge.com.au 
>:UserSession=2f4d0zzz899amaiioiiabv5589955&userrstste=SecurityUpdate&StateLevel=CameFrom at 207.150.192.12/temp/dddeee0c/>https://www.stgeorge.com.au/
>
>
>If you have questions about your online statement,
>please send us a Bank Mail or call us at
>1-888-BKONWEB (256-6932).
>
>We appreciate your business. It's truly our
>pleasure to serve you.
>
>St.George bank Care
>
>This email is for notification only. To contact us,
>please log into your account and send a Bank Mail.

but when I look at the http code:

At 4:37 PM -0700 03/9/10, <security at stgeorge.com.au> wrote:
><x-html><!x-stuff-for-pete base="" src="" id="0" 
>charset="iso-8859-1/macintosh"><HTML><HEAD><TITLE>St.George 
>Bank</TITLE>
><META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
><META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR></HEAD>
><BODY bgColor=#ffffff>
><TABLE height=271 width="58%" border=0>
>   <TBODY>
>   <TR vAlign=top bgColor=#999999>
>     </TR>
>   <TR>
>     <TD colSpan=2><IMG 
>src="http://www.stgeorge.com.au/resources/sgb/images/header/2003/sgbheader_top1.gif"></TD></TR>
>   <TR>
>     <TD width="3%"><PRE>&nbsp;
></PRE>&nbsp;</TD>
>     <TD width="97%"><PRE>
>
>Dear Valued Customer,
>
>
>- Our new security system will help you to avoid
>   frequently fraud transactions and to keep your
>   investments in safety.
>
>
>- Due to technical update we recommend you to
>   reactivate your account.
>
>
>Click on the link below to login and begin using
>your updated st.george bank account.
>
>To log into your account, please visit the St.Georege NetBank
>
>website at <a href="http://www.stgeorge.com.au 
>:UserSession=2f4d0zzz899amaiioiiabv5589955&userrstste=SecurityUpdate&StateLevel=CameFrom at 207.150.192.12/temp/dddeee0c/stg/">https://www.stgeorge.com.au/</a>
>
>
>If you have questions about your online statement,
>please send us a Bank Mail or call us at
>1-888-BKONWEB (256-6932).
>
>We appreciate your business. It's truly our
>pleasure to serve you.
>
>St.George bank Care
>
>This email is for notification only. To contact us,
>please log into your account and send a Bank Mail.
>
></PRE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></BODY></HTML>
>
></x-html>

Note the obfuscation of the real http address:
207.150.192.12/temp/dddeee0c/stg/
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Kim Holburn 
Network Consultant - Telecommunications Engineering
Research School of Information Sciences and Engineering
Australian National University - Ph: +61 2 61258620 M: +61 0417820641
Email: kim.holburn at anu.edu.au  - PGP Public Key on request

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