Fake Natwest Email

mickado

FAKE NATWEST BANK ONLINE WEBSITE BEWARE!!!!!

WARNING TO NATWEST ACCOUNT HOLDER'S CURRENT OR CANCELLED.

To all MSE's I've recieved an emial today from Natwest PLc instructing me to update my account information, with a link to a fake natwest online website, Looking very convincing and requesting normal information and some more sensitive information, if it wasn't for my anti phishing filter alerting me about this when i entered the site.
I have reported it to mircosoft anti-phishing website, the other main reason for looking at the site was that I cancelled my account with natwest three years ago!!!!

This is the emial that i received, if you recieve one like this then delete straight away:

Dear customer,

NatWest Bank Plc is committed to protecting your personal data as well as your money. NatWest Bank Plc combines a wide variety of fraud prevention programs, During our regular update and verification of Online Banking Service, we could not verify your current information. Either your information has been changed or incomplete, as a result your access to use our services has been limited. Please update your information. Click on Link below to effect the update and keep your account secure

https://www.natwest.co.uk

Important Notice:- You are strictly advised to match your Security Question and Answers rightly to avoid service suspension.

Thank You.
NatWest Online Banking Plc
Online Banking Customer Care Services
This web site is operated by NatWest Online Banking GroupPrivacy | Legal | Trade-marks & Copyrights | Online Banking Security © NatWest Bank Plc 1996, 2002, 2003-2007



Also I've received emials from Lloyds aswell but I didn't check them out as I,ve never banked the them!!!!!

PLease be vigilant.

echo

they've been on the go for years and i get them for all banks.the last few months i've defo seen an increase tho.i just click on 'report phishing scam' in hotmail and delete any i get in my virgin account

Thomas_Crown

echo wrote: »

they've been on the go for years and i get them for all banks.the last few months i've defo seen an increase tho.i just click on 'report phishing scam' in hotmail and delete any i get in my virgin account

There dosn't need to be a phishing email received etc in order to get caught up in a fraudulent website. Just logging on to your bank's website in the usual way can result in serious problems.

I am currently having trouble with LTSB & Sainsbury's Finance. LTSB were on the ball & shut down my online banking immediately. It took two phone calls to Sainsbury's Finance before they suspended my online access until new security details are in place.

See thread ''Online Security Problems''.

Incisor

That must be at least the second one of these I have heard about since the year 2000. There must be a copy cat out there somewhere.

moneymass

I always enjoy filling in fake logins with funny and abusive text when I receive them, or input random but seemingly valid data, I'm sure they get well excited when it comes to reading their server logs

Usefull part;

You shouldn't need an anti phising filter to alert you to a phising scam, a bank will or should never attempt to direct you from an email and ask for personal info.

gazza975526570

Looks like the OP has a live link in there as well

inamabilis

I wonder if any of the people that this website has been reported to have bothered to tell the legitimate website that they are hosting this phishing site. Snap Decisions Catering have blatantly been hacked and since the website is still there it would appear that they haven't realised it yet.

Gorgeous_George

Hover over the link in your email and you often see that a cookie is installed. Do not click on the link.

I think banks should send out fake emails themselves and suspend the account of any fool who ignores the security advice.

GG

inamabilis

Gorgeous_George wrote: »

Hover over the link in your email and you often see that a cookie is installed. Do not click on the link.

That's not actually correct - if you hover over the link you'll see the address that you'll be taken to when you click (rather than the address that you're hovering over) - hope that make sense . Regardless - nothing to do with cookies.

Gorgeous_George wrote: »

I think banks should send out fake emails themselves and suspend the account of any fool who ignores the security advice.

That on the other hand is an excellent idea! :rotfl:

Inactive

Gorgeous_George wrote: »

I think banks should send out fake emails themselves and suspend the account of any fool who ignores the security advice.

GG

Brilliant idea...;)

playajet

I use Firefox as my browser and this is pretty good at making it very obvious if I accidentally end up at a site that is suspected of being dodgy like this.