Just a warning and question,Just checked email and recieved a phishing request supposedly from Barclays Bank asking for personal info,How many ppl get these(Just delete them).
2006-11-08 06:43:43 · 10 answers · asked by Francis7 4 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
I get about 5 of these a day! Supposedly from Barclays, Abbey, Lloyds - you name it they are asking for my details! Well, I am not that stupid - I don't even have an account with them! I just delete without even opening the mail. Not to mention the ones from Africa or who knows where saying I've come into a large inheritance!!
2006-11-08 06:59:12 · answer #1 · answered by Tracey S 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How many people get these? Thousands upon thousands! I've received phishing e-mails asking for "account verification" supposedly from eBay, Paypal, Chase Manhatten, U.S. Bank, etc. etc. The best thing to do with these e-mails is to forward them to the REAL fraud departments by going to their websites and looking for something that says "report phishing attempts" or something to that effect, and be sure to Cc "spam@uce.gov"
2006-11-08 15:41:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i got one , supposedly form the hsbc bank, knew it was a fake but i phoned the bank anyway [all the way to india} phew what an effort, had to speak to 3 different people, anyway they said the bank will only write you or phone, so yes you people beware, though i guess most probably know this is a scam
2006-11-08 14:49:49 · answer #3 · answered by valda54 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i always get phony paypal and every now and then washington mutual. i forwarded the msgs 2 the 'real' paypal and WaMu. both sent me a notice saying they were aware of it and looking n2 it. keep spreadin' the word. christmas shopping season is in full swing...there'll be a lot more scams/phishing poppin up.
2006-11-08 15:04:04 · answer #4 · answered by TaxGirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I get them from people pretending to be aol, ebay and paypal. The thing that I was told was never to reply to anything that asks for personal information of starts off 'dear customer...' (ie, doesn't address you personally)
2006-11-08 17:03:11 · answer #5 · answered by Kari 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
heard these were on the go. Apparently people are also pretending to be part of ebay and asking for account details. Never give them out.
2006-11-08 14:47:45 · answer #6 · answered by Ally 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i get them from PayPal and other banks, I think NatWest once... But i frequently get PayPal Spam emails. I also get emails in my spam folder saying "V1AGRA" which luckily the spam filter picks up!
2006-11-08 14:56:56 · answer #7 · answered by Chemical Jelly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thanks pal. You can also add whatever scams warning at the 2 blogs below:
Please be warned!
Updated 24 November 2006: Scammers can access your sim card. Please check this Hot Alert if you don't want to burn your wallet: Latest Telecommunication scam http://lost-newbie.blogspot.com/2006/10/beware-of-such-callers.html
Be careful if you have a credit card.
This is a credit card scam http://latest-info.blogspot.com/
2006-11-08 14:50:40 · answer #8 · answered by Tashi Khoo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
beware of anybody asking for personal info; they are ones stealing yur identity and yur money
2006-11-08 14:52:18 · answer #9 · answered by pahump1@verizon.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got one from ebay and from nationwide. totally ignored them and deleted them immediately!
2006-11-08 14:45:08 · answer #10 · answered by Andromeda Newton™ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋