Got email from Barclays bank...asking the usual about account info....
Now i think is this real....shall i give them the information they require...after all its Barclays Bank.....then in a true moment of insperation..it comes to me..I DONT HAVE A BARCLAYS ACCOUNT...lol
Afte doing some dns searches, it turns up a PObox in the states...domain reg the same day. yahoo nameservers...well it was a good looking fake site, even used the Banks own links too....but the big mistake was asking for the WHOLE MEMORABLE WORD!!! i know they only ask for letters from that.
so jusy logged onto the banks real web site..and gave them the details of the mail.
Within 3hrs, the site had been shut down.
If you think you may have fallen foul, here is some help!
Thank you for your email. We will not respond to emails sent to this
address unless we specifically need to. Please note that this mailbox is
for the use of forwarding scam e-mails only, if your email relates to any
other query/aspect of your online banking please forward this to 'contact
us' via www.barclays.co.uk selecting the 'email us' option.
We are aware of a number of email scams that are currently operating. We
will review the one you have sent us and take appropriate action.
In the meantime please follow our security advice below:
- Do not respond to emails asking for your security details.
- If you receive such an email delete it and do not open any attachments.
- Ensure you are running up to date anti-virus software and a personal
firewall on your PC. Barclays customers can purchase discounted anti-virus
software from the Barclays website by clicking on the Security tab at the
top of the pages within Online Banking. Alternatively you can get a free
virus security check of your PC from www.f-secure.com
- For further advice on security please click on the Security tab at the top
of the pages within Online Banking.
- If you think you may have given away your security details, please contact
the Online Banking Helpdesk immediately on 0845 600 2323 (outside the UK
dial +44 247 684 2063)*.
*The Online Banking Helpdesk is open 7 days a week, from 7am to 11pm. To
maintain a quality service, we may monitor or record phone calls."
Barclays Online Banking Helpdesk
This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and intended solely
for the addressee and may also be privileged or exempt from disclosure
under applicable law. If you are not the addressee, or have received
this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately, delete it
from your system and do not copy, disclose or otherwise act upon any
part of this e-mail or its attachments..
Internet communications are not guaranteed to be secure or virus-free.
The Barclays Group does not accept responsibility for any loss arising
from unauthorised access to, or interference with, any Internet
communications by any third party, or from the transmission of any
viruses. Replies to this e-mail may be monitored by the Barclays
Group for operational or business reasons..
Any opinion or other information in this e-mail or its attachments
that does not relate to the business of the Barclays Group is personal
to the sender and is not given or endorsed by the Barclays Group.
Barclays Bank PLC.Registered in England and Wales (registered no. 1026167).
Registered Office: 1 Churchill Place, London, E14 5HP, United Kingdom.
Barclays Bank PLC is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
Now i think is this real....shall i give them the information they require...after all its Barclays Bank.....then in a true moment of insperation..it comes to me..I DONT HAVE A BARCLAYS ACCOUNT...lol
Afte doing some dns searches, it turns up a PObox in the states...domain reg the same day. yahoo nameservers...well it was a good looking fake site, even used the Banks own links too....but the big mistake was asking for the WHOLE MEMORABLE WORD!!! i know they only ask for letters from that.
so jusy logged onto the banks real web site..and gave them the details of the mail.
Within 3hrs, the site had been shut down.
If you think you may have fallen foul, here is some help!
Thank you for your email. We will not respond to emails sent to this
address unless we specifically need to. Please note that this mailbox is
for the use of forwarding scam e-mails only, if your email relates to any
other query/aspect of your online banking please forward this to 'contact
us' via www.barclays.co.uk selecting the 'email us' option.
We are aware of a number of email scams that are currently operating. We
will review the one you have sent us and take appropriate action.
In the meantime please follow our security advice below:
- Do not respond to emails asking for your security details.
- If you receive such an email delete it and do not open any attachments.
- Ensure you are running up to date anti-virus software and a personal
firewall on your PC. Barclays customers can purchase discounted anti-virus
software from the Barclays website by clicking on the Security tab at the
top of the pages within Online Banking. Alternatively you can get a free
virus security check of your PC from www.f-secure.com
- For further advice on security please click on the Security tab at the top
of the pages within Online Banking.
- If you think you may have given away your security details, please contact
the Online Banking Helpdesk immediately on 0845 600 2323 (outside the UK
dial +44 247 684 2063)*.
*The Online Banking Helpdesk is open 7 days a week, from 7am to 11pm. To
maintain a quality service, we may monitor or record phone calls."
Barclays Online Banking Helpdesk
This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and intended solely
for the addressee and may also be privileged or exempt from disclosure
under applicable law. If you are not the addressee, or have received
this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately, delete it
from your system and do not copy, disclose or otherwise act upon any
part of this e-mail or its attachments..
Internet communications are not guaranteed to be secure or virus-free.
The Barclays Group does not accept responsibility for any loss arising
from unauthorised access to, or interference with, any Internet
communications by any third party, or from the transmission of any
viruses. Replies to this e-mail may be monitored by the Barclays
Group for operational or business reasons..
Any opinion or other information in this e-mail or its attachments
that does not relate to the business of the Barclays Group is personal
to the sender and is not given or endorsed by the Barclays Group.
Barclays Bank PLC.Registered in England and Wales (registered no. 1026167).
Registered Office: 1 Churchill Place, London, E14 5HP, United Kingdom.
Barclays Bank PLC is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
