A fraudulent email is circulating that claims to be from the FDIC. In fact, it is actually a phishing scam. You should not respond to any email that looks like the following:
From: “FDIC”
To:
Subject: you need to check your Bank Deposit Insurance Coverage
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:21:45 -0300
You have received this message because you are a holder of a FDIC-insured bank account.
Recently FDIC has officially named the bank you have opened your account with as a failed bank, thus, taking control of its assets.
You need to visit the official FDIC website and perform the following steps to check your Deposit Insurance Coverage:
* Visit FDIC website: http://www.fdic.gov/bankinsured/failed/personalfile/holder.php?email=id@membranecom&id=45541232240316943840456114017112159
* Download and open your personal FDIC Insurance File to check your Deposit Insurance Coverage
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation