Hi, I've received yet another bogus email apparently from the Halifax,
claiming they need my details to keep my account safe .... Yeah right ..

This is the same one I've been getting weekly probably for around 3 months ... Normally
just click and send it off to Hotmails scammers link ...

Out of curiousity this time, I opened the link just to see, and a really, genuine
log in page for direct banking appears, I know that it's a scam, and I just deleted
it, but got me to thinking how many people actually panic and enter their details,
without thinking about it .. As it actually says as it's due to account safety,
people who dont reply will have their accounts closed as a precaution ...

Wonder how many poor people are being scammed like this .. it's criminal

you should contact the bank and double check it

Yeah I don't need to. I know it's a scam as I don't have an
account with them anymore, closed it about two years ago .....

When I got the first one, my sis who works with the Fraud Squad
confirmed they were bogus, although I'd never give that kind of info
online anyway ... yet isn't it funny how we buy things online, without
being so particular .. I buy loads online, and always look for the secure
payment server, but I don't think about popping in my card details ....Mmmm
something to consider there I think

Yes, a lot of people get scammed by these things, and to be honest it seems to be elderly people who are being scammed.  They didnt grow up with a computer, so therefore  no computer courses in school to teach them about these scams.  They get worried, and tend to trust that these are genuine, until their bank accounts are empty, and their credit cards are maxed out.

I get these kinds of emails all the time, and just delete them.  I also get emails saying that my urgent action is needed, and if I would help these people cash cheques from an estate.  Oh, I can keep some money, just send back a portion.  How wonderful!!!!!  I can get rich quick???  Sweet.  Mind you, the cheques are bogus, and when you take the money back out of the bank (since it says to do it right away), after the cheque comes back, its YOU holding the bag for several thousand dollars.

I just open things that I know where they come from.  Mistrust is a wonderful thing, in situations like this. 

One day last week I got about 10 of these things, in 2 separate mail accounts, all from banks I don't have accounts with, and never have!  They almost all looked very real, although reading closely one or two have some pretty shaky English here and there.  Recently I have also had a couple supposedly from Ebay sellers, claiming I have not paid for items and am going to be reported as a non payer unless I pay up at once.  I have not clicked through on the links, so don't know if they would actually go through to paypal, simply direct me to pay by Western Union or something like, or are a method of trying to plant a virus.  They do look absolutley real, one little give away is that they included ebay's security line about showing my user name to verify it really is from ebay - only thing is, of course they did not include my username, bit of a give away, apart from the fact I knew I did not have anything owing for ebay lots, and they came thorugh on a mail account I no longer use for ebay!

Yeah I got one today from Lloyds bank today saying that my details need updating...I have never used them in my life..

I have had them fromabout 109 different banks :o NONE I have an account with!!!
I have forwarded some to Spam @ *insert bank here*.co.uk but dont know if that is the right address.
I now just delete them!!!!!
Lea

Yeah, think it's safer just to delete them ..
But it was more as Crespin says the older people, I feel for the most.
They are more vulnerable, the internet is marvellous but also carries a shady
hideaway unfortunately for fraud artists of all varieties ...

Yes I worry about people who are taken in by these emails I have been onloine for over 9 years, but when I started I would have fallen for them. And quite often have mum or mates asking if they are for real.
I wish there was one place we could forward them all to that could investigate them. I would pay £1 a month more on internet access to fund it!!!!!
Lea

This sort of thing makes me so mad.
My nan has so nearly been caught out on lots of occasions like this. Its only when me or my mum has said "no, dont send anything off, its a scam" that she realises. Being of the older generation she happily sends anything off if a letter with a fancy letter head tells her to Have told her time and time again just becuase the bank logo is at the top of the page, doesnt mean the bank actually sent the letter!
Now she gets us to check anything like that out hopefully eradicating the risk of a scam. Not everyones so lucky to have family to check it out though and undoubtedly those are the people who get ripped off. Shame.