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Security Upgrade - Contact Numbers

HSBC Bank


 

 
Scam Report
Date Reported: 1st October 2008 Whats this? Risk Level: MEDIUM Whats this?
 
Details
 
Email Subject:
 Security Upgrade - Contact Numbers
Apparent Sender:
 HSBC Bank Whats this?
Return Address:
 < news44@ hsbcdirect.com > Whats this?
Email Format:  HTML Whats this?
 
URL of Web Content:
 http://asterisk.ing.ula.ve/secure/ Whats this?
Location:
 Venezuela Whats this?
 
Scam number:
 aa-7908
 
Comments:
  • Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at HSBC Bank by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.


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


  • The REAL URL of the spoof website is disguised as "https://www.hsbc.com/1/ 2/personal/internet-banking".


  • 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 HSBC Bank URL.
     
Content
 
 
 
"As part of our ongoing commitment to offer you the safest possible internet banking service, we are constantly reviewing and enhancing the security we offer our customers."

As part of our ongoing commitment to offer you the safest possible internet banking service, we are constantly reviewing and enhancing the security we offer our customers. In the coming months we are going to be introducing an additional security feature for online payments.

We will write to you to tell you more about the service before the launch. For now, it's very important that you check the contact numbers we hold for you and ensure that you keep them updated so you can use the service when it is launched.

Only you can confirm your numbers. Please check and update them if necessary by clicking on 'My details' and then 'Personal details'.

https://www.hsbc.com/1/2/personal/internet-banking

Thank you for banking with HSBC.
 
Website:    
 
Spoof website not online at time of report...

 
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