Beware of "phishing" e-mails and related scams

Do Not Respond To These Emails.

The e-mail below is fraudulent. Please do not respond to it or supply the information requested.

I will forward to our Information Security division. It may be helpful to them and law enforcement in their efforts to shut down Web sites run by fraud rings.

More information on "phishing" e-mails and related scams is available at http://www.wamu.com/personal/welcome/security.htm#emailscam or http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/.

Thank you.

The current one is:

Huntington Online Bank Security ISSUE
NoticeWe regret to inform you that your Washington Mutual account could be suspended if you don't validate your account information 3 days from now. If this security issue can not be solved your online account will be suspended for a period of 30-40 days, after that it we will stop providingany kind of services (including standard banking). ReasonsPer the User Agreement, we may immediately issue a warning, temporarily suspend, indefinitelysuspend or terminate your membership and refuse to provide our services to you if we believe that your actions may cause financial loss or legal liability for you, or us. We may also take these actions if we are unable to verify or authenticate any information you provide.Due to the suspension of this account, please be advised you are prohibited from using Huntington Bank services in any way. This includes the opening of a new account.Note that this suspension does not relief you of your agreed-upon obligation to pay any fees you may owe to us or third parties.In order to update your financial details and continue using your account, please fill in correctly the form at the bottom of this page.To resolve this dispute, please fill in the security form found here: https://onlinebanking.huntingtonbank.com/?SECUREvalidateACCOUNTdetails Thank you and we would appreciate you taking this security measure in serious.Huntington Bank, Anti-Fraud Dept.anti-fraud@huntingtonbank.com