Halifax online Access Verification - Halifax Bank Plc® Phishing Scams

Halifax Bank Plc®


Date Reported: 5th December 2010	Risk Level: MEDIUM

Email Subject:

Halifax online Access Verification

Apparent Sender:

Halifax Bank Plc®

Return Address:

OnlineServices@Halifax.co.ukk

Email Format:

HTML

URL of Web Content:

http://www.opentruths.com/submit-old/formslogin.ht
m

Anchor text of URLs:

1)
www.halifax.co.uk/aboutonline/verifyownership
.stml

Location:

Location not available

Scam number:

14432-204337-479468

Comments:

Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at Halifax Bank Plc® by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.

Halifax Bank Plc® never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.

The anchor text appears as a legitimate URL, but don't be fooled - clicking on it will take you to a phishing site!

The spoof website this email links to was not online at time of this report, but variations of the scam which link to working websites are bound to exist, so be wary! The website may have been taken down or disabled by the hosts, but quite often these websites are hosted on the personal computer of the phishers, so may only be online at certain times.

New Page 1

DEAR CUSTOMER

WE\'RE MAKING SOME EXCITING CHANGES THAT
WILL MAKE YOUR ONLINE BANKING EXPERIENCE EVEN
BETTER, WE THEREFORE REQUEST YOU
TO VERIFY YOUR LOCATION.

Halifax Online Access Verification
Please note that Your Halifax Online Banking
has been flagged by our system and all
flagged account required
verification for Online Banking to remain
active due to recent changes we have made to
our online banking system.

This verification ...

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Website:

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