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Date Reported: 23rd June 2011 |
Risk Level: MEDIUM-HIGH |
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Email Subject: |
Online HSBC: Secure your account. |
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Apparent Sender: |
HSBC 2011 |
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Return Address: |
info@uk.hsbc.com |
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Email Format: |
HTML |
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URL of Web Content: |
http://www.abovefive.com//temp/uservideos/hsbc/1/2 / |
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Anchor text of URLs: |
1) Sign in to Secure online Banking |
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Location: |
CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES |
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Scam number: |
17234-263360-590176 |
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Comments: |
- Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at HSBC 2011 by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.
- HSBC 2011 never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.
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Dear Customer,
As part of our security measure, we regularly screen activity in the HSBC PLC BANK system. You received this message due to an issue on your account.
Due to unusual number of invalid login attempts on your account, we have reason to believe there might be security breach on your account. Your account requires extra verification process to ensure your identity and your account security. Click on SIGN IN TO SECURE ONLINE BANKING to continue ...
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