Bogus Bank emails

[BlueScorpion]

I've just received one of those emails supposedly from your bank asking you to confirm bank details or "your account will be suspended"

I thought I read that there was an email address you could forward these to in the hope of reducing the number of scammers.

Does anybody know?

Many Thanks

[squarebear]

I don't see how forwarding it to anyone will reduce these types of email.

We tend to open them up and fill in bogus details. The scammer has then to test each one before he gets to genuine detials. It gives a little protection for the numptys that actually fill these things in.

[BlueScorpion]

I like that idea !
I've always just deleted them in the past, but I might try that just for fun

Thanks Squarebear

[squarebear]

Don't put things in like "Mickey Mouse" though otherwise they will guess to easily that it's fake.

[BigMac]

If you bank online and the scam e-mail purports to come from your own bank, check on your bank's website for its recommendations on what to do.

Obviously, NEVER divulge PIN or other personal details to these scammers and NEVER open an attachment.

There is an e-mail address I send them to, which is:
[email protected]

I just click the 'forward' option and send them straight off, then delete from my inbox and outbox AND check they've been completely deleted from the 'deleted items' box.

Hope this helps.

[DONNA1458]

Ive had one just the same from barclays saying that people have been getting bogus emails an then says put your details in at bottom with us having new software or your account will be cancelled. what is scary is how they know i have an account it was set up in 2000 an has never been used!

[BlueScorpion]

Donna

I think that might have been a lucky guess on their part, the vast majority of these emails I receive are from organisations I've never banked with, which kinda makes the scam easy to spot.

[factor-fiction]

Ways to spot the scam emails:
� The English is usually dreadful
� It includes the phrase 'to improve your online experience...'
� You haven't got an account with them
� The email doesn�t mention your name
� If you hovver over the link it asks you to select it has a weird address which bears no relation to your bank�s name

If you click on it and enter made up details they will know you received it and you'll get more scam mails

[pug100]

Just a quick note, unless you want to be swamped with junk mail never return the email with false info. By doing that you have just confirmed that your email address is genuine.
Unless you actually have an account with that particular bank, just delete it.