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Halifax


 

 
Scam Report
Date Reported: 14th May 2008 Whats this? Risk Level: MEDIUM Whats this?
 
Details
 
Email Subject:
 message waiting in your inbox folder.
Apparent Sender:
 Halifax Whats this?
Return Address:
 Halifax Online Helpdesk < helpdesk@halifaxonline.co.uk > Whats this?
Email Format:  HTML Whats this?
 
URL of Web Content:
 http://www.centralcityboosters.com/ components/com_newsfeeds/index.html Whats this?
Location:
 TX, US Whats this?
 
Scam number:
 aa-7072
 
Comments:
  • Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at Halifax by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.


  • Halifax never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.


  • 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.


  • The REAL URL of the spoof website looks nothing like the actual Halifax URL.
     
Content
 
 
 
"WELCOME BACK TO HALIFAX ONLINE SERVICE"

WELCOME BACK TO HALIFAX ONLINE SERVICE Dear Customer,

You have 1 new important message waiting in your inbox folder. Due to Various Invalid Attempt to login to Your Account.

Please supply all the information requested .

click here to read

Regards,

Halifax Online Helpdesk

Please do not reply to this e-mail, this is not a monitored e-mail address and we are unable to respond.

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Bank of Scotland plc, Registered in Scotland Number SC327000 Registered office: The Mound, Edinburgh EH1 1YZ. Authorised and regulated by Financial Services Authority.
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Website:    
 
Spoof website not online at time of report...

 
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