Interactive Brokers Phishing Scam
I never cease to be amazed at the range of legitimate companies scammers choose to imitate to lure their customers into entering their personal details into a fake phishing website. In this case it is a Broking company called Interactive Brokers. You would hope that someone using such a company would be web savvy into not falling for such a scam but I guess the scammers get results or they would not use this approach.
This is the email we received
Date: 09/10/2025, 19:49
From: Interactive Brokers alerts@zvsujq.com
To: [Name Redacted]
Subject: Confirm Your Account Details to Avoid Service Interruption
Notes: Sender email addresses: alerts@zvsujq.com... very unlikely to be a genuine Interactive Brokers email address. The domain name was only registered in August 2025.
Click through link: https://pzfkvz.com/?token=AOiiDPbvkSIOF5R6waca an unlikely address for the Interactive Brokers.
Recommendation: Delete the email.
We received another email from scammers pretending to be Interactive Brokers, again wishing you to click on a link and go to a fake page.
E-Mail received:
Date: 22/10/2025, 08:56
From: Interactive Brokers welcome@ygtps.com
To: [Name Redacted]
Subject: IRS Requirement: Immediate Action on W-8BEN Renewal
Notes: Sender email addresses: welcome@ygtps.com... very unlikely to be a genuine Interactive Brokers email address.
Click through link: https://emayvbnf.com/?token=MpnuCX5ObgFWRVTvwGAQ an unlikely address for the Interactive Brokers.
Note the urgency being conveyed in the email and the financial consequences of not complying with instructions.
Recommendation: Delete the email.
Michael Fowler
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