Another HSBC scam

from [email protected]
to [email protected]
date Sun, Sep 26, 2010 at 7:19 PM
subject FW: Notice
mailed-by hotmail.com


From: [email protected]
Subject: Notice
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:58:32 +0530

Dear valued Customer,


Hsbc New Security Alert:Update and verify your account security now by downloading your personal hsbc security login page(click on the attached hsbc account protection file to secure now)
......................Instructions......................................
1.Download the file named hsbcaccountprotection.
2.Save to your desktop
3.Open With I.E or Firefox Browser(This is very important for security reasons)




--Forwarded Message Attachment--

You are viewing Personal BankingHSBC United Kingdom
Home - HSBC Bank UK The world's local bank
Skip menu | Skip to log on

* Personal
* Business
* Corporate

* Personal
Home
* Current
accounts
* Savings
* Investments
* Credit
Cards
* Loans
* Mortgages
* Insurance
* International
Services
* HSBC
Premier
*Sale


My security for Internet Banking

Please enter the following:
Internet Banking User ID
e.g. IB1234567890


Please enter:
Your date of birth (ddmmyy)
Your Security Number [Help with security number. This link will open in a new browser window]

Forgotten your Security Number?
Internet Banking

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Yet again, another banking scam. The links might take you to the hsbc bank site. This gives an illusion that the e-mail is real. Never reply to these e-mails and report it to one of the team on Scamwarners

Hi there sharky, and thanks for posting.

This isn't quite the kind of advance fee fraud we deal with, as this is a phishing letter which has as only purpose to lure you to a copy of the legitimate site, where they'll ask you to fill in your banking details. When checking the headers you'll see that it is not really coming from [email protected] but that it is spoofed.

To all readers: please remember that your bank will never send you a mail to ask you to log in. Always enter the site name in your browser yourself, and never trust the site if you get there after clicking on a link. Also, when you do receive a mail from your bank, it will be personal. It will adress you with your name, and not by a generic "Dear customer".

The site where it lures the people to will be offline soon