Dodgy e-mails ?

[derekpara]

Just received messages purporting to be from Alliance & Leicester Bank and HSBC Bank Plc.
The first asks me to update my on-line account ( I don't have one !) The other wants me to verify my e-mail address.

Again, I don't have an account with HSBC or Alliance & Leicester.

What's going on and what should I do ?

[sn�gs]

Phishing scam. Ignore it.

[VHG]

Many of us get these all the time (I get a couple a day sometimes).

They are sent out at random to thousands of people, hoping that SOME people who get them HAVE got a HSBC or A&L account, and WILL be silly enough to go and fill out the form.

Of course they direct you to a "dummy" web site that looks like a genuine web site but is not.

You fill out the details, they capture your userid and password, logon as you on the proper site, and empty your account.

Ignore them, delete them.

NEVER EVER reply to them, it just proves your email account is live and active, making it more valuable to sell on to other criminals.

[VHG]

If you are starting to get them you need to think where you may be using your email address.

If you are quite openly putting it on web sites or other places then it may be getting in the wrong hands.

Consider having 2 or more emails addresses, one for your friend and family ONLY, another for using to register for web sites etc (and maybe a third one if you do online banking)

[derekpara]

Thanks to all for the good advice.

D

[Lew]

the BIG clue is here "Again, I don't have an account with HSBC or Alliance & Leicester"


If you dont have an account then it's obvious you should know that someone is "fishing" for information and just to delete the email

Unless you believe you opened an account without knowing and hoping that someone put thousands of �'s in it without your knowledge and this person is being very kind and wants to tell you about it?

that was meant to be sarcastic by the way.

Its obviously a fake. Delete it.