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Capital One Website??

mjtaylor82
Posts: 11 Forumite
in Credit cards
Hi, I've just logged onto the capital one website, where it has come up with a "Authorization Required" box which says
"In order to provide you with extra security, we occasionally need to ask for additional information when you access your accounts online"
And then asks me to fill in boxes for: Full card no, Expiry date, PIN code, CCV code, date of birth, mothers maiden name and town/place of birth.
This is ringing alarm bells to me or am I being overly paranoid!! I'm not prepared to give anyone my PIN, not even the issuer!!
Anyone else getting this??
"In order to provide you with extra security, we occasionally need to ask for additional information when you access your accounts online"
And then asks me to fill in boxes for: Full card no, Expiry date, PIN code, CCV code, date of birth, mothers maiden name and town/place of birth.
This is ringing alarm bells to me or am I being overly paranoid!! I'm not prepared to give anyone my PIN, not even the issuer!!
Anyone else getting this??
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It's a scam, you should call them to ask clarification0
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I got this once when I tried logging in on my mobile phone. I logged out straight away - tried on my home computer when I got home, fine. Tried again on my mobile and it didnt come up again so your right to be concerned.*The RK and FF fan club* #Family*Don’t Be Bitter- Glitter!* #LotsOfLove ‘Darling you’re my blood, you have my heartbeat’ Dad 20.02.200
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It's malware.
Be careful, it will be sending information on your keystrokes, etc. to fraudsters. It won't only be on Capital One's site either.
If you download and run this:
http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html?part=dl-10804572&subj=dl&!!!!!button
that'll take care of it.
I'd suggest changing your passwords also.
The worrying thing with this is how convincing it can look. Why the banks don't warn people more about this one is a mystery to me.0 -
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Fruit_and_Nut_Case wrote: »Possibly. Or perhaps mjtaylor82 clicked on a link in a phishing e-mail.
No it's a trojan horse called "Zeus" - you can read about it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeus_%28trojan_horse%290
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