I have just received an email saying I have added a mr a Mahmoud to my payee list on 26 December
I don't recall having an account with rbs and certainly have not added mr Mahmoud or anyone else to my account (I bank with Santander)
Your lucky if you haven't had anything similar before. I'm sure most peopl'e spam folders contain emails about suspension of accounts they didn't know they had, suspensions of paypal accounts, HMRC refunds, voicemail messages sent by email, DHL/DPD couriers, offers from generous Nigerian benefactors.... The current most popular one is about an Amazon order.
If they don't address you by name then just delete them and don't even consider clicking on them out of curiosity.
jake-the peg- maybe I've misunderstood but I don't think there's any suggestion his passwords have been compromised. It just looks like a phishing email to me