02GF74
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| posted on 1/8/11 at 08:14 AM |
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A&L fishing mail?
received this, weird that they cannot address me by my name but use generic title; aslo some strange wording and grammatical mistakes. 
Also goodling A&L takes me to Santander so fake address too.
I suspect is it fake so if youhave received this, then do not open attachment and do not repsond; of if you do feel you need to, enter incrooect
accoount information to see if it detects that.
quote:
Dear Alliance & Leicester customer,
You have received this alert message, as you are listed to be an Alliance & Leicester Internet banking user. We would like to inform you that we
are currently carrying out scheduled maintenance of banking software, that operates customer database for our Internet banking users. Customer
database is based on a client-server protocol, so in order to finish the update procedure, we need customer direct participation. <---
what a load of balls
To begin please download the file attached to this email, fill out the information required to review your account and press "submit" then
your account will be submitted.
Every Alliance & Leicester Internet banking customer (business and personal) has to complete this Confirmation Form. In order to access the form,
please use the link below. The form is unique for each account holder and expires within a certain period of time.
If you don’t fill the confirmation form before the it expires, the system will automatically send you a new notification message.
Yours sincerely
Jacky Timmings
Customer Service Manager
[Edited on 1/8/11 by 02GF74]
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flibble
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| posted on 1/8/11 at 08:18 AM |
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Indeed it is
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02GF74
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| posted on 1/8/11 at 08:47 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by flibble
Indeed it is
you know what, you are not wrong.
from Santandererer:
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Please note - A NUMBER OF FRAUDULENT E-MAILS ALLEGING TO BE FROM SANTANDER ARE CURRENTLY IN CIRCULATION.
The e-mail encourages users to click on a link.
Please do not click on the link and do not enter any confidential information.
Santander will never send you an e-mail asking you to click on a link, or to enter, reconfirm or change your security or card details. We will never
ask you to tell us your passwords by e-mail or over the phone.
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myke pocock
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| posted on 1/8/11 at 09:18 AM |
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I have received a few recently from HSBC, Halifax and Barclays I think. Someone must be opening them and filling in details though. Blee*in scumbags.
I take it that they get into accounts and empty them?
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blakep82
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| posted on 1/8/11 at 11:54 AM |
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100% fake, get loads of these every day, but i'm a bit confused by this bit
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Originally posted by 02GF74
Also goodling A&L takes me to Santander so fake address too.
what do you mean?
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Miks15
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| posted on 1/8/11 at 12:13 PM |
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yeh ive had a few from hsbx and lloyds, even though im with neither of them, both addressing me as customer. Just ignore the. If its genuine they
would adress you by name and not a generic title.
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loggyboy
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| posted on 1/8/11 at 12:59 PM |
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I get 3-4 of these a day in to my spam folder from various banks (some that I back with, some i dont!). Some squeeze through the spam filter.
But the easiest thing to avoid phsing is use 2 rules.
1. If the email has clickable links and is asking you to sign in or confirm your details, its likely to be phising, simply check the URL/address is
that its linking too is that of your banks. If in doubt, google your banks name, and log in through their website, and dont use the link. If there the
email is genuine, then the message will appear on your online account too.
2. Never open any file atachments within the email, these will either contain links that will take you to a fake/phishing page or a virus. No bank
will ever send you anything via an attachment.
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