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If you have received the email below, please remember that it is very common for these email scams to be redistributed at a later date with only slightly different content, such as a different subject or return address, or with the fake webpage(s) hosted on a different webserver.
We aim to report every variant of the scams we receive, so even if it appears that a scam you receive has already been reported, please submit it to us anyway.
Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at HSBC by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.
HSBC never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.
The REAL URL of the spoof website is disguised as "http://hsbc/webserver/activate/ custormer/accts.sec".
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 HSBC URL.
Email:
"We recently notices some unsual attempts on your account from a different IP addresses
and our security team has added some security software to make our customers safe online,
we have reason to believed your account need to be reactivated."
Dear Valued Client,
We recently notices some unsual attempts on your account from a different IP addresses
and our security team has added some security software to make our customers safe online,
we have reason to believed your account need to be reactivated.
You are advised to click on the below link and get safe online.