clydesdale bank-fraud email

[IanDennis]

Dear All

Received an email this morning re confirming bank details with Clydesdale bank. Quite interesting as I don't bank with them! Please be aware that this is a fraud and watch out for it. Did ring the bank but they seem a little off-hand about it-"oh yes we know about that "- thanks for your call bye.

So watch out

[abucksdiver]

This is generally known as "Phishing" ie. they are fishing in the hope that you will respond, including asuch details as account numbers, passowrds, PIN nos etc.

Most decent security software on your email system will catch these types of threat...


Andrew

[teddybeardiver]

More info about these types of scams can be found at:

Bank Safe Online - advice on phishing, money mules and trojans

[Fiona]

Yep also received it this morning, it went straight in to the deleted and report box.

I don't understand people who think "Oh I need to give this company who I don't know and bank with my details" - Idiots

[Nick Kay]

In addition to all the emails from the Halifax and other Building Societies asking me to update my account details - none of whom I have accounts with...

I'm now getting emails from Paypal asking me to update my account details - always occurs just after I've purchased something.

Interesting that when you look at the detail of the email (in the header) that the path is never back to Paypal...

Just goes to show that you should never reply to any of these

I won't even reply to a "won" from ebay via the embedded link - always go back to ebay/paypal using the correct url and access that way

The fraudsters are getting more clever all the time...

[Mark Davies]

Would be interesting to know if anybody else on YD got this e-mail, as I got it too and my e-mail address is usually very secure and I never normally get them. I wonder whether the originators are using the YD members lists for addresses?

[SilvaFish]

Some email addresses I think the phishers take a guess. I've also noticed that phishing emails do not use your name in the email. So if, you can't see your name, be suspicious. If you can see your name, still tread with care and never follow a link from the email - instead surfing to the financial institution concerned via your known, usual way.

[Mark Davies]

Originally Posted by SilvaFish

Some email addresses I think the phishers take a guess. I've also noticed that phishing emails do not use your name in the email. So if, you can't see your name, be suspicious. If you can see your name, still tread with care and never follow a link from the email - instead surfing to the financial institution concerned via your known, usual way.

My e-mail address is designed to avoid this (putting a large number in the address usually works) - and as I say I have never had another one before now. It just seems a bit of a coincidence that I come home from work and check my e-mails, find the first ever phishing e-mail I've had in years, and then immediately come onto YD to find someone else has had exactly the same e-mail! A YD connection seems certainly possible, if not even probable.

[Lee B]

Originally Posted by Mark Davies

Would be interesting to know if anybody else on YD got this e-mail, as I got it too and my e-mail address is usually very secure and I never normally get them. I wonder whether the originators are using the YD members lists for addresses?

Yep I got it and this is the first on my work secure email,

[SilvaFish]

Originally Posted by Lee B

Yep I got it and this is the first on my work secure email,

I use a secure email (work) and have not had a problem. There is an option on your profile setting for whether you want to allow other YD'ers to be able to email you or not; I use the 'not' option, as I think this gives my email address a little more protection. Perhaps worth a look at?