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Customer Notice: Your Account Security - 17
October 2010

HSBC Personal Banking


 

 
Scam Report
Date Reported: 17th October 2010 Whats this? Risk Level: MEDIUM-HIGH Whats this?
 
Details
 
Email Subject:
 Customer Notice: Your Account Security - 17 October 2010
Apparent Sender:
 HSBC Personal Banking  Whats this?
Return Address:
 internet-banking@mail.com Whats this?
Email Format:  HTML Whats this?
 
URL of Web Content:
 http://www.picchioniturismo.com.br/modules/mod_ran
 dom_image/tmpl/HSBC/online.html
  Whats this?
Anchor text of URLs:
 1) https://Upgrade.account.hsbc/security? Whats this?
Location:
 Location not available Whats this?
 
Scam number:
 13429-185236-455780
 
Comments:
  • Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at HSBC Personal Banking by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.


  • HSBC Personal Banking never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.


  • The anchor text appears as a legitimate URL, but don't be fooled - clicking on it will take you to a phishing site!


     
Content
 
 

HSBC Internet Banking Security Team is
carrying out a
fraud prevention exercise on all accounts to
reduce
and prevent Fraud on our online Banking
system .

Click on the link below to log-in and begin
using your updated
HSBC Online Account to avoid service
interruption.

https://Upgrade.account.hsbc/security?

Best Regards, HSBCOnline.
Copyright© 2010


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