Online Fraud

[kwicky]

Today I have received an e-mail saying my access is suspended with Halifax and to confirm my banking details by going to https://www.halifax-online.co.uk/ mem bin/formslogin.asp Is this a scam as I have heard bad reports about something like this?

[Sunnysells]

unless they have good reason to suspend the account that you know about (entering your password incorrectly 3 times etc), they would not communicate with you like this.
call this helpdesk number 0845 602 0000
to see if it is genuine (Halifax helpdesk number).

[Sasha13]

Very likely to be a scam - follow the advice above.

[Tit-4-Tat]

Definitely a scam - I`m surprised that anyone is taken in by these given the publicity. I get them all the time and delete.

[kwicky]

If it is a scam which seems likely it is sufficient just to destroy the e-mail. These evil people should be caught! How can you do this? Surely there is a way of tracing where it comes from?

[Ethel]

I promise this is a genuine link - but you can find it yourself on the Halifax website. In any case it is information only and does not ask for any of your details.

http://www.halifax.co.uk/SecurityandPrivacy/ph ishing.asp

It gives an email address to forward these phishing emails to. Hopefully they get dealt with in an appropriate manner.

[kwicky]

Thanks Ethel. I visited that Halifax website. It states the criminals hide their own web site behind the false one stated above, Further to this I have requested additional info on how to find this in HTML and posted a new question in the Technology section.

[saxy_jag]

Yes, it is a scam. I get emails like this on a regular basis from Halifax and Barclays and I have never banked with either in my life.

If you're concerned, phone Halifax on a number you know to be genuine (such as the one Sunnyspells gave) and ask them. They won't mind at all.

Then mark the sender as junk and delete the message.

[kwicky]

I think it is a waste of time contacting Halifax as this scam has been ongoing for many months and they seem no nearer to solving it.

To get these phishing e-mails they have to get your address from somewhere and probably via a site you have visited to order goods who then pass your address on to these scammers. If so they are the guilty party and should be unfrocked. In fact why not set up a club. Anyone who has been a victim lists the previous sites where he thinks his address has been given out. With many contributors it may surely point to the offender when standing tall in the graph?

[oldhenry]

as a rule ,just delete all emails the origin of which you are not expecting.
simple- don't even read them- delete at once.
Banks NEVER communicate this way