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-Savage-
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PostPosted: 09:21 - 16 Sep 2011    Post subject: Halifax scam email. Reply with quote

How do people fall for these?!?!? not only does it not even use the name my email account is set up in, it spells attempts wrong, and uses the phrase "to prevent this to happen again," lmao Laughing


https://www.stratforduponavon.uk.com/wp-content/files_mf/cache/th_4c32ea0e17804239190b9b37481338a4_halifax-logo.gif

(This e-mail has been sent to xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@hotmail.com by Halifax UK )

Dear xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@hotmail.com,

This e-mail has been sent to you by Halifax UK to inform you that your account will be deactivated within the next 24 hours due to several unsuccessful login attemps on it.

To prevent this to happen please login securely to our activation link below:

https://www.halifax-online.co.uk/customers.ibc?WT.ac=hpIBlogon1/usronlgivallSF3htm?user=mai_gary_jodan@hotmail.com

If you have already confirmed your information then please disregard this message.

Regards,
Halifax UK member services .
© 2011 Halifax UK
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PostPosted: 09:23 - 16 Sep 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

Some people are just mugs.
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PostPosted: 11:24 - 16 Sep 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

I get around half a dozen of these sorts of e-mails every day in my hotmail account, which is bizarre as I never use that account for anything official. What's even more bizarre is that I never get them from a bank I actually have an account with!
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PostPosted: 22:17 - 17 Sep 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

dozy scammers sent me one the other day saying "your natwest account needs verifying" and at the bottom was from lloyds.......
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PostPosted: 15:07 - 18 Sep 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

Big_Ham wrote:
Some people are just mugs.


Just like those who post their email addy on a public forum

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PostPosted: 19:23 - 18 Sep 2011    Post subject: Reply with quote

My inbox is full of them at the moment and they get past spam filter to. Dont even have a halifax account.
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