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Re: security and online brokerage accounts
Old 11-06-2005, 07:06 AM   #8
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Does the article say how they actually got the money out?
The article says the thieves had the broker wire the proceeds to a phony account in the owner's name at Wells Fargo. The broker thought the wire transfer instructions were legit because they contained the security code the company emailed to the owner to execute the transaction. The problem was that the thieves got access to the owner's email too.
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