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Old 29-12-2008, 10:44   #1
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Abbey National

Just had an E Mail from Abbey National, telling me there has been some strange activity on my account, and that using the link on the email log on and verify my details. Just one problem there, I don't have an Abbey National account. Would appear is is an attempt to get bank details by scammers, so if your account is with Abbey National be aware
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Old 29-12-2008, 10:47   #2
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Re: Abbey National

Ive had a lot of these recently (at least 2 or 3 a week) I do report them but I also dont bank with them

Did receive one from halifax, who i do bank with a few weeks ago which was dodgy, checked it and was very convincing but I never logged on via it, the HTTP address was different to the actual log in page but you can see why some people do get confused with these and get conned if they dont really know what the're doing or what to look out for
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Old 29-12-2008, 10:50   #3
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Re: Abbey National

I deal with several banks online and banks make a point of advising you to NEVER respond to emails from 'banks'.
Banks have a secure way of sending you info on a webpage only accessible AFTER you have logged in
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Old 29-12-2008, 11:13   #4
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banks NEVER EVER send emails
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Old 29-12-2008, 11:44   #5
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banks NEVER EVER send emails
Bankers do though flashy, but my problems as always been spelling
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Old 29-12-2008, 11:46   #6
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I deal with several banks online and banks make a point of advising you to NEVER respond to emails from 'banks'.
Banks have a secure way of sending you info on a webpage only accessible AFTER you have logged in
When I log on to my online banking, my first page is always about emails, in as much a they never send them
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Old 29-12-2008, 17:33   #7
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Well they are persistent if nothing else, I've got another one when I came on line again this afternoon
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Old 29-12-2008, 18:43   #8
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hey I had one of those today, peed myself laughin, because like Jaysay, I DONT HAVE ONE!!
daft gits!!
I also had one with Halifax too, yes i do have an account, but not with the email address they sent me...derrrr, some stuupid folk about!
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Old 29-12-2008, 19:25   #9
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Get em regular from "Abbey National" and I don't have an account.
I always have a look to see where the links take you, just hover the mouse pointer over it - DONT CLICK

This is the latest I got, link takes you to swimtube.net
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Dear Customer,
Your Internet banking Profile has been temporarily
suspended. We implore you to reactivate your profile
in order to continue with internet banking.

Thank You.
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Old 29-12-2008, 19:29   #10
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You will get even more now Jaysay, most of these are automated, and if you open one, they will send you a hundred more, I never even see them because they go straight to my spam mail and are deleted daily.
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Old 30-12-2008, 10:49   #11
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hey I had one of those today, peed myself laughin, because like Jaysay, I DONT HAVE ONE!!
daft gits!!
I also had one with Halifax too, yes i do have an account, but not with the email address they sent me...derrrr, some stuupid folk about!
Not to be outdone panther I also got one from the Halifax too when I looked at my E mails this morning, now if anybody followed that link they were stupid, talk about amateurish, obviously the credit crunch is affecting the scammers as well
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Old 30-12-2008, 10:52   #12
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You will get even more now Jaysay, most of these are automated, and if you open one, they will send you a hundred more, I never even see them because they go straight to my spam mail and are deleted daily.
Might be a case of curiosity killed the cat derek, but have now marked them as spam and they will go just The same way as yours
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