[SURBL-Discuss] FP in WS & DS?

[Chris Santerre]

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jeff Chan [mailto:jeffc at surbl.org]
>Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 7:41 PM
>To: SURBL Discussion list
>Subject: Re: [SURBL-Discuss] FP in WS & DS?
>
>
>On Tuesday, August 24, 2004, 3:15:16 PM, Bill Landry wrote:
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Raymond Dijkxhoorn" <raymond at prolocation.net>
>
>>> > And you know for a fact that they did not subscribe to 
>the newsletter?
>> I am
>>> > a US Back customer and I have never received their 
>newsletter (and they
>>> > certainly have my e-mail address since I do online 
>banking with them)
>> until
>>> > just now, when I subscribed to it for testing purposes.
>>>
>>> I am not a customer, heck, i dont even know that US bank at 
>all, but i
>>> have at least 10 fresh ones in my spamtrap, on never used 
>domains/address
>>> combinations. They are a known fishing target.
>
>> No one is disputing that, certainly not me, since I report 
>US Bank phishing
>> e-mails to PH almost daily.  However, don't confuse these 
>phishing e-mails
>> with "legitimate", subscription based, e-mails coming 
>directly from US Bank.
>> Remember, they are a legitimate, national banking 
>institution and have a
>> right to send out legitimate e-mail newsletters to their 
>subscribers without
>> having them unnecessarily and erroneously blocked.
>
>> Would you dispute this?
>
>So bottom line: is usbank-email.com legitimate and being
>mentioned in a phish?  Does the phish actually direct victims
>to a different site?
>

This is a legit site being mentioned in a fish. They should not be listed in
SURBL. 

--Chris (I found my keys!)