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Verify Your HSBC Bank Account ,
HSBC Bank Plc.
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Date Reported: 8th February 2011 |
Risk Level: MEDIUM-HIGH |
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Email Subject: |
Verify Your HSBC Bank Account , |
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Apparent Sender: |
HSBC Bank Plc. |
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Return Address: |
alert@hsbcbank.co.uk |
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Email Format: |
HTML |
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URL of Web Content: |
http://www.avg.com |
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Anchor text of URLs: |
1) www.avg.com, 2) www.avg.com |
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Location: |
Location not available |
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Scam number: |
15698-224278-512294 |
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Comments: |
- Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at HSBC Bank Plc. by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.
- HSBC Bank Plc. 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!
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Dear Customer,
We detected irregular activity on your HSBC Bank Internet banking account on 08/02/2011.
For your protection, you must verify this activity before you can continue using your account.
Please download the document attached to this email to review your account activity.
We will review the activity on your account with you and upon verification,
and we will remove any restrictions placed on your account.
If ...
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