ive just recieved an email from tsb bank to say that i have to update my details for security! I dont even bank with tsb so must be fraud email it has got a very realistic link! and would have beleived it if i had been a custermer! how do i report it and who to! thanx
2007-11-26 02:50:53 · 12 answers · asked by mince pie! 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Go to genuine TSB website and find details on how to report. Don't delete the e-mail, forward it to them.
2007-11-26 02:55:03 · answer #1 · answered by TG 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Make sure you have full headers enabled on your email client and then forward the message to the authorities, company, and the ISPs involved. If the headers do not post into the email body when you hit forward, go back and paste them in manually.
You can report spam, abuse, fraud, etc... to the federal trade commission at spam@uce.gov
You can read the header information (ie, x-originating-ip, recevied from, and any emails or links) and perform a WHOIS lookup on them from http://www.networksolutions.com or from http://www.samspade.org
If they are valid they will usually have an abuse@ address or similar to forward this information to.
After you have reported it, add it to your junk mail, and move on instead of posting about it. I would recommend you do this for any spam, abuse, fraud you receive so that you can better help the authorities curtail these criminals.
Good Luck
2007-11-26 03:16:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
look up tsb bank and call their customer service number. let them know that you received an email and you don't bank there. they will do their job. It's called phishing emails, and they try to get your personal information so they can get your ssn, credit card numbers, bank acct numbers and so forth. If you can definitely report it.
2007-11-26 04:48:36 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is what is called 'phishing' and is defintely a scam. You could just delete it but I always go to the web site for which ever bank it purports to be from - doing this by searching the bank's name via my search engine. Most banks now have a link on their web site for reporting phishing and welcome reports so that they can add these senders to their investigations.
2007-11-26 02:56:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Turn on junk mail filtering ...
The web is full of spam like this and "Policeman Plod" is quite incapable of doing anything to stop it, either before, during or after you have been scammed ... however do feel free to report it to the Met. Police Computer Crime squad ..
2007-11-26 02:56:03 · answer #5 · answered by Steve B 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
you need to report it otherwise how do we stop these fraudsters from getting our money...tell the tsb about it im sure they would want to know about it
2007-11-26 03:05:09 · answer #6 · answered by smokie2421 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I get about 10 of these a day so I wouldn't get too excited about reporting it as nobody would be interested.
Just ignore and delete it.
2007-11-26 02:54:00 · answer #7 · answered by Marky 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've gotten e-mails like that supposedly from e-bay. I contacted them and ended up forwarding the e-mails to their security department. They appreciated it, but I have no clue what they actually do with the e-mails. Maybe they can track down the offenders, but I doubt it.
2007-11-26 03:02:08 · answer #8 · answered by Rebeckah 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ignore such mails, and report immediately it to the local authorities.
2007-11-26 02:58:46 · answer #9 · answered by Bananaman 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is a lame phishing attempt. Just trash it and forget it.
2007-11-26 02:55:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋