Important Security Notice - Find Out More! - HSBC Bank Phishing Scams

HSBC Bank


Date Reported: 30th July 2009	Risk Level: MEDIUM

Email Subject:

Important Security Notice - Find Out More!

Apparent Sender:

HSBC Bank

Return Address:

plcsecurity.services@hsbc.co.uk

Email Format:

HTML

URL of Web Content:

http://www.kamini-ziegler.si/media/Hsbc.co.uk/1/2/
personal/internet-banking-jsessionid00quurGtvuPvB
m9/

Anchor text of URLs:

1) Internet Banking - Log on

Location:

Location not available

Scam number:

2899-41782-214957

Comments:

Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at HSBC Bank by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.

HSBC Bank never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.

The spoof website this email links to was not online at time of this report, but variations of the scam which link to working websites are bound to exist, so be wary! The website may have been taken down or disabled by the hosts, but quite often these websites are hosted on the personal computer of the phishers, so may only be online at certain times.

ACCESSIBILITY - HOW WE PROTECT YOU!

At © HSBC BANK PLC we're committed to making
your Internet Banking experience as safe as
possible, we use the latest
online security technology to protect your
personal information and privacy.

The security of your personal information is
always a priority at HSBC BANK PLC.

OUR GUARANTEE - It's our job as a bank to
make sure both you and your money are kept
safe, and so we've invested
heavily in measures to make sure that ...

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