Sample of the Phishing Email

From: Customer Service [mailto:security@advisor.webssl.com]
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 12:40 PM
To: ……@cityu.edu.hk
Subject: Permanent TSB Online Banking - 3rd attempt failed !

                                                          Your last successful logon was on 7 December 2012 at 22:19
Dear Permanent TSB Customer,

Within Permanent TSB latest security checks, we recently discovered that today there were 3 incorrect login attempts to your account.
For your safety, Permanent TSB set your account status to limited. For your account status to get back to normal, you will have
to Log in correctly at: {the link here points to unknown external site}

Due to our latest fraud attempts, the following IP adresses were recorded:
Invalid login from:
*.*.4.218.lsw.ru
Invalid login from:
*.*.24.144
Invalid login from:
*.*.41.rr.com

Please Note:- The account balance may be adjusted in accordance with the
Open 24 Terms and Conditions of use. Please click here for legal information. {the link here points to unknown external site}

This message is mandatory, if you do not complete it in less then 24 hours, your account may get suspended.

Copyright © 2012 permanent tsb p.l.c. is a limited liability company registered in Dublin under No. 222332.

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This e-mail was officialy sent by The Permanent TSB Team, your reference number is (1245-259636)