Urgent Warning To Hsbc Customers
08-10-2005, 19:07
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Urgent Warning To Hsbc Customers
I Just got this emal from this address HSBC [security@online.hsbc.co.uk]
(phishing I Think)
Dear Customer,
Our Technical Service department has recently updated our online banking software, and due to this upgrade we kindly ask you to follow the reference given below to confirm your online account details. Failure to confirm the online banking details will suspend you from accessing your banking online.
http://hsbc.co.uk/1/2/personal/pib-home
At HSBC, we use industry standard security technology and practices, focusing on three key areas – privacy, technology and identification to safeguard your account from any unauthorised access. The administration asks you to accept our apologies for the inconvience caused and expresses gratitude for cooperation. If you have any queries about this please call our Online Helpdesk on 0845 600 2290. Lines are open from 8am to 10pm every day.
Yours faithfully,
HSBC Internet Banking Technical Support
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Please do not reply to this email address as it is not monitored and we will be unable to respond.
For assistance, log in to your HSBC Online Bank account and choose the "Help" link on any page.
© HSBC Bank plc 2005
I have firewalls and AV setup
Clicked the link ie went to this site
http://www.arlingtoon.com/www.hsbc.c...onal/pib-home/
doesn't look good to me will print off and take to bank on monday
Admin edit (Stuart C): Disabled phishing link.
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08-10-2005, 19:14
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Re: Urgent Warning To Hsbc Customers
Yes it's a hoax. Spammed back 
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08-10-2005, 19:32
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Re: Urgent Warning To Hsbc Customers
I have told HSBC that Iwill not respond to emails sent to me they use my mobile text message to send me offers or the online message that can only be read once you have logged in.
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08-10-2005, 19:38
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Re: Urgent Warning To Hsbc Customers
Yup very fishy!!!!
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08-10-2005, 19:39
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Re: Urgent Warning To Hsbc Customers
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Originally Posted by Martin
Yup very fishy!!!!
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I agree its got to be a red herring.
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08-10-2005, 19:41
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Re: Urgent Warning To Hsbc Customers
its an obvious fake, if you hover over and click the link, it actually has a diffarent fake URL at the start.
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08-10-2005, 19:44
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Re: Urgent Warning To Hsbc Customers
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Originally Posted by kronas
its an obvious fake, if you hover over and click the link, it actually has a diffarent fake URL at the start.
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Yeah they didn't go to a great deal of trouble to mask it's a fake!!
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08-10-2005, 19:47
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Re: Urgent Warning To Hsbc Customers
for those of you who want to be safe this toolbar will warn you of suspicious websites.
http://toolbar.netcraft.com/
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08-10-2005, 19:52
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Re: Urgent Warning To Hsbc Customers
I have disabled the phishing link.
As a piece of advice to the members in general. In my experience, if banks need you to do anything to your account (for any reason), they will ask you to go to their main website (and you would be advised to TYPE this, not click on it), or go into your local branch.
ebay and paypal are the same, apart from the obvious fact they don't have any local branches to go to.
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08-10-2005, 20:10
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Re: Urgent Warning To Hsbc Customers
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Originally Posted by Stuart C
ebay and paypal are the same, apart from the obvious fact they don't have any local branches to go to.
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I can't tell you how many dodgy emails I've had from ebay or paypal asking for my login details. It gets really tiresome forwarding them on to the sites themselves. I wonder if they ever catch the spammers?
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08-10-2005, 20:13
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Re: Urgent Warning To Hsbc Customers
Yep had emails from every bank going, and i'm not even a customer. 
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08-10-2005, 20:30
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Re: Urgent Warning To Hsbc Customers
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I can't tell you how many dodgy emails I've had from ebay or paypal asking for my login details. It gets really tiresome forwarding them on to the sites themselves. I wonder if they ever catch the spammers?
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Well the host being discussed in this thread has now had their hosting suspended... so i guess that's a start 
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08-10-2005, 20:48
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Re: Urgent Warning To Hsbc Customers
Excellent!
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08-10-2005, 20:57
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Re: Urgent Warning To Hsbc Customers
for all the paypal, ebay etc scams, fake banks etc there is always the lad-vampire and mugu-marauder if you don't mind wasting bandwidth... but that is mainly for 419 stuff 
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08-10-2005, 21:29
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Re: Urgent Warning To Hsbc Customers
I have a surefire way of stopping these emails.
If you'd like to know, PM me your sort code, account number, PIN number and a scan of your signature.
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