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Important Security Notification
Halifax Bank
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Date Reported: 4th February 2009 |
Risk Level: MEDIUM |
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Email Subject: |
Important Security Notification |
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Apparent Sender: |
Halifax Bank |
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Return Address: |
Halifax Bank plc < customers.service@ halifax.co.uk > |
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Email Format: |
HTML |
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URL of Web Content: |
http://sincine.multo.com/ miixxy/halifax.php |
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Location: |
NY, US |
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Scam number: |
aa-8663 |
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Comments: |
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Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at Halifax Bank by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.
- Halifax Bank never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.
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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.
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The REAL URL of the spoof website looks nothing like the actual Halifax Bank URL.
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"We recently upgraded our Online Banking security system with a newly established security server in which guarantees your maximum protection when accessing your account online."
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Dear Halifax Customer,
We recently upgraded our Online Banking security system with a newly established security server in which guarantees your maximum protection when accessing your account online.
In order to ensure you are properly updated and your account is fully protected, you will be required to log in to your account and complete necessary forms requested.
To login to your account kindly click on the " Protect Me Now " link stated below :
Protect Me Now
Halifax Online Helpdesk.
HBOS plc, Registered in Scotland No. SC218813. Registered Office: The Mound,
Edinburgh EH1 1YZ. HBOS plc is a holding company, subsidiaries of which are
authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
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Halifax Bank plc Security Department
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Website: |
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Spoof website not online at time of report...
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