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New phishing email

Oldjim
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New phishing email

Heads up - I just received this - it is a fake and if you click on the link it wants all the information which will let them rob your account.
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Oldjim
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Re: New phishing email

The reason it is convincing - to an extent - is that is a direct copy of the message one received when logging into Nationwide banking recently as they have introduced the five more questions option.
MisterW
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Re: New phishing email

Have you told Nationwide about it ? They have pretty good on warning about phishing emails in the past but there is nothing on their site at the moment ?

Superusers are not staff, but they do have a direct line of communication into the business in order to raise issues, concerns and feedback from the community.

VileReynard
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Re: New phishing email

You can always recognize a phisher. Their lack of an education gets them every time - often they are American which is an additional handicap since they can't speak English. You might expect them to use a proof reader - but they don't.
Spot the errors
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You are require to include...

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To initiate this new security measure Click on...

Of course, the obvious flaw is the "helpful" link to the login page (which is one they own, not the Bank).

"In The Beginning Was The Word, And The Word Was Aardvark."

Oldjim
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Re: New phishing email

Yes, I sent a message to them from my account giving the information
minkey
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Re: New phishing email

Should also report to:
http://www.banksafeonline.org.uk/
who also deal with phishing.
Jeff
Oldjim
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Re: New phishing email

if I hadn't already deleted it I would have