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EMAIL SCAM pls be aware     

easty - 27 Oct 2003 13:02

This has been taken from the halifax share trading website....
Important Message

A number of fraudulent emails are currently circulating in the UK encouraging bank customers to visit a website where personal card or internet security details are then requested. One such e-mail pertaining to be from Halifax plc is now in circulation.

In the interests of the security of our customers we have temporarily closed the online services in order that we can communicate this issue to our online customers and to make improvements to the service to further safeguard your online accounts.

Please note that we would never send emails that ask you for confidential or personal security information.

If you are a Halifax or Bank of Scotland customer and you have already received, or receive such an email in the future, please forward this to onlineemailinvestigations@hbosplc.com and then delete it immediately without responding or visiting any site it details.

If you are concerned that you may have divulged any personal or security details please call our Helpdesk on 0845 602 0000.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

If you require immediate information on any of the following accounts please telephone one of the following numbers:



Halifax customers Bank of Scotland customers

jfletendre - 27 Oct 2003 13:20 - 2 of 7

I had one of those scam emails relating to NatWest late on Friday and then again late on Sunday - hope no one falls for their crap

little woman - 27 Oct 2003 13:59 - 3 of 7

Did you not see my thread (Verification [verify124@halifax.co.uk] - Fraud?) From the weekend.

easty - 27 Oct 2003 15:32 - 4 of 7

no sorry little woman i was rather busy over the weekend.. :O)

jfwinvestments - 27 Oct 2003 15:50 - 5 of 7

ALSO Lloyds TSB just issued a warning about email relating to them.

little woman - 27 Oct 2003 16:51 - 6 of 7

I think it has effected my e-mail ISP as they have not managed to get it working today. Also the Halifax web page has been dead since Saturday. Oddly enough the Halifax told me on Saturday it was down for routine maintenance and would be back up soon.............

capt M - 27 Oct 2003 17:08 - 7 of 7

.... and I have just received a similar email purporting to be from barclays. Looks like the scammers are targeting all the major banks,

M
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