I just recieved this email apprently form the Co-Op. Good try, but I dont have an account with them!

Just thought I would warn you.

edited to say...the english is just great

The link contained within the email has this address (removed the http:// to prevent it being a live link here):
welcome7.cooperative-banking.com/CBIBSWeb/start.do

Apprently from:
service@co-operativebank.co.uk

Dear Customers!

In connection with hard increase of fraud level for the first month
of this year The Co-operative Bank p.l.c. takes operative actions on
struggle with fraud and to increase the safety of our clients. Bank has
entered new measures of protection of your accounts which will as
much as possible exclude an opportunity of fulfilment of illegitimate transactions.

For activation of changes we ask you to proceed under the link
below and log on to your online account.

Online Banking home

In case of failure to meet requirements of bank within 48 hours,
your account will be temporarily suspended in order to prevent unsafe transactions.

Sincerely yours.
The Co-operative Bank p.l.c. Security Department.


[Edited on 27/5/06 by flak monkey]

Ive just had that one gone now

Yep I had one very similar to that allegedly from barclays, about 6 months ago. I don't bank with barclays but they do own the bank/building society that I do bank with (they bought them for the internet banking facilities). I did no more than phone tmy bans help line abd got put through to the security centre who asked me to forward it to them so that they could trace it and try to nail the little BAR$TARD$.

Moral of the story is be alert.

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be alert

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