My Spending Report for June - Barclays Bank PLC. Phishing Scams

Barclays Bank PLC.


Date Reported: 24th July 2005	Risk Level: MEDIUM

Email Subject:

My Spending Report for June

Apparent Sender:

Barclays Bank PLC.

Return Address:

< internetsecurity@barclays.co.uk >

Email Format:

HTML

URL of Web Content:

http://huilobo.i8.com/cgi/frmlgin.php?MessageID= HDUduj8DJOijfn48jkifgF9J9J8Uijdoihjfui4FJHIUCDH OijhufiUHF89J89jf98JFFJjFOIjofiJFOIJEFUOENIM98 4J98j87fh4j398DJ98V8DJK9jf98JFFJjFOIjofiJFOIJ EFUOENIM984J98j87fh4j398DJ98V8DJK9jf98JFFJ jFOIjofiJFOIJEFUOENIM984J98j87fh4j398DJ98 V8DJK9jf98JFFJ

Location:

UT, US

Scam number:

aa-917

Comments:

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

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

The REAL URL of the spoof website is disguised as "https://online.barclays.co.uk/cgi/frmlgin.php? MessageID=IDHMIFuomIUH8".

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.

The REAL URL of the spoof website looks nothing like the actual Barclays Bank PLC. URL.

"We are writing to let you know that your report is ready to be viewed online."

We are writing to let you know that your report is ready to be viewed online.
To access your report follow the link below and login into your Barclays bank account to read it:

https://online.barclays.co.uk/cgi/frmlg in.php?MessageID=IDHMIFuomIUH8

This is the personal notification from Barclays Bank PLC. representative, please do not reply to this e-mail message.

This email was sent to you by Barclays Bank PLC. online department. If you have received this email by mistake please ignore and delete it.

Sincerely,

Barclays Bank PLC.
Online Customer Service
0845 600 2323
(outside the UK dial +44 247 684 2063)

Website:

Spoof website not online at time of report...

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