Bank

[bentaxle]

Just had an email from Barclays Bank telling me my account has been suspended ,but I don't use them so is this is a scam There is an address to click on which I haven't done I just in case , Is this a case of just deleting or am I to late by opening the thing

[tonyav]

It's a scam, delete it.

[factor-fiction]

You've been lucky (or careful) if you've never had them before. I get several every day on some of my email accounts.
The most recent issue at the moment is I'm getting about five a day about my required attendance at court. They never seem to know my name though

[VHG]

So you have not got a Barclays bank account, but now you have an email from them you think is a scam.

So what do you think?

Of course it is a scam

The people who send out these emails are HOPING that the people who get the emails have got a Barclays Bank account.

If you send out enough emails (and these people send out millions) then you are bound to get lucky and find some people who get them are Barclays customers and fall for the "con".

ALWAS ignore any sort of email you get like this, from any sort of organization, they will always be a scam.

[Svejk]

oh aye. what you been up to, factor?

[treetops68]

All banks state that matters relating to customers accounts are never dealt with by email regardless of importance or urgency.

[2sp_]

You could forward it to Barclays themselves -

[e-mail]

And then delete it.

Most banks have an email where you can forward any dodgy emails. Don't know what they do with them (if anything), but I get a strange satisfaction from forwarding them.

[grasscarp]

My "accounts" with lots of Banks that I dont use suspend my account every day. Delete. Never click on anything is a good idea. Opening it ok. clicking not ok.

[kjn2]

You are not too late, just do not click on the link, just delete the message, no harm done.

[bentaxle]

Thanks for your replies and after reading them I realise I should have known better ,And factor I've never had anything like that it looked so genuine
And the wife looking over my shoulder saying it could be important to some poor soul didn't help
Thanks again

[grasscarp]

Bentaxle - remember that your wife is always right. You may well have helped someone else by posting this.

[HansUrbancka]

Don't click any links in the E/mail. However, just hover your mouse pointer over the address you have given and you'll see an address that is Not Barclays.

It's a 100% Scam. :-

http://www.zyra.org.uk/bankhoax.htm

Hans.

[Nottm_George]

I have had several from different named companies saying things like invoice accounts ready to view, money transferred into my bank please check and so on so I just delete them straight away.

[whiskeryron]

I have received notification that a Nigerian bank is holding a large sum for me & I need to place a claim before it can be paid. My question is how do I find out if it will paid in £ Stirling or funny munny ?

[whiskeryron]

Sorry yes