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Security Alert! Abbey Bank Account Holder, Secure Your Online Account Access
Date Reported: 24th January 2008
Risk Level: MEDIUM
Apparent Sender:
Abbey Bank
Return Address:
Abbey National Plc < onlineservicealert@abbey.co.uk >
Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at Abbey Bank by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.
Abbey Bank never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.
The REAL URL of the spoof website is hidden by a hyperlinked image in the body of the email. This is a technique used to get past spam filters that can only read normal text.
The REAL URL of the spoof website looks nothing like the actual Abbey Bank URL.
Email:
"Privacy and Security keeping your financial information secure is one of our most important responsibilities."