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Protect yourself from Internet fraud
11th November 2004

please forward any scams you've received to spoof@millersmiles.co.uk

Report Summary
Date Reported
11th November 2004
Apparent Sender
HSBC
Return Address
fraudgroup@hsbc.co.uk <fraudgroup@hsbc.co.uk>
Subject
Protect yourself from Internet fraud
Format
HTML
Method

Spoof email links to a spoof webpage where victim is prompted to enter their details believing the site is genuine. Details are then forwarded to a local script and captured.

Bogus Web Content?
Yes
URL of web content

http://www.89jr02kernel0193.biz/

RISK LEVEL
HIGH
WARNINGS

1. Email claims to be from HSBC asking you to confirm your account data. Link takes you to a spoof login page. If you try to login your details will be captured and forwarded buy a script to the scammers.

2. HSBC never send users emails requesting details in this way.

3. Spoof webpage not traceable and down at time of report. This may be due to an error in the email code, and working versions are bound to appear so be alert.

4. A lot of time and effort has gone into this scam - the email is long and detailed and professionally formatted, and warns the recipient against email scams. This reverse pyschology makes the victim overlook the thought that the email itself might be a scam.

 

"Financial institutions around the world have always been subject to attempts by criminals to try and defraud money from them and their customers. "...

If you have received this email, please remember that it is very common for these email scams to be redistributed at a later date with only slightly different content or the same but with the fake page(s) hosted by a different provider. Also, once you have received one of these hoaxes, it is also common place to receive at least another one and usually a day or two after the first, although not necessarily from the same apparent sender.

 

The Spoof Email ...


The Spoof Website ...

Not online at time of report, but likely to closely resemble the real HSBC login page at www.hsbc.co.uk

 
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