Update Your Account To New Hsbc Sofware - HSBC Phishing Scams

HSBC


Date Reported: 28th September 2010	Risk Level: MEDIUM-HIGH

Email Subject:

Update Your Account To New Hsbc Sofware

Apparent Sender:

HSBC

Return Address:

e-banking@Hsbc.co.uk

Email Format:

HTML

URL of Web Content:

http://www.data4marketers.com/images/gallery/IBlog
on.html

Anchor text of URLs:

1) dear valued customer, We are writing to
let you know that ourmonitoring process has
temporarily suspended youronline banking
access. This has been done due to the number
of incorrect loginattempts.At HSBC Bank, we
take the job of protecting ourcustomers very
seriously, so for your protection we
areproactivelynotifying you of this activity.
To restore access to your online banking
please clickon the link below
. https://www.hsbc.co.uk/1/2/restore/

Location:

Location not available

Scam number:

12998-178405-445026

Comments:

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

HSBC 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!

DEAR VALUED CUSTOMER, We are writing to
let you know that our
monitoring process has temporarily suspended
your
online banking access.
This has been done due to the number of
incorrect login
attempts.

At HSBC Bank, we take the job of protecting
our
customers very seriously, so for your
protection we are
proactively
notifying you of this activity.

To restore access to your online banking
please click
on the link below .
https://www.hsbc.co.uk/1/2...

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