New Phishing Scam?? - Co-operative Bank

Maid_of_Kent_3

Forgive me if this has been posted before or I am in the wrong place, but from my email inbox this morning, I believe the scammers have a new slant on phishing.

I received 3 emails from "Jessica Williams" each with a slightly different subject title but essentially offering me £10 to be paid into my Co-operative Bank account if I answered a customer service questionnaire. There was a link for me to click which, of course, I did not. I am assuming that at this point you would have to input account details.

This seems to me to be a step on from the "confirm your details" scam to now purporting to offer money. I believe that there would be more people likely to log on and give their account details if they think they are going to get free money. And of course, the Smile account (of which I have one) is part of the Co-op Bank and is an online only account.

I wonder if any other "banks" will soon appear to be offering a similar incentive!!!

ffacoffipawb

Maid_of_Kent wrote:

Forgive me if this has been posted before or I am in the wrong place, but from my email inbox this morning, I believe the scammers have a new slant on phishing.

I received 3 emails from "Jessica Williams" each with a slightly different subject title but essentially offering me £10 to be paid into my Co-operative Bank account if I answered a customer service questionnaire. There was a link for me to click which, of course, I did not. I am assuming that at this point you would have to input account details.

This seems to me to be a step on from the "confirm your details" scam to now purporting to offer money. I believe that there would be more people likely to log on and give their account details if they think they are going to get free money. And of course, the Smile account (of which I have one) is part of the Co-op Bank and is an online only account.

I wonder if any other "banks" will soon appear to be offering a similar incentive!!!

Only 3? I have 8 so far!

I have filled in all the details with garbage!

carolannjo

ffacoffipawb wrote:

Only 3? I have 8 so far!

I have filled in all the details with garbage!

I had one this morning which I ignored as it looked kinda suspect. Who or what is "garbage" mentioned by ffacoffipawb

Toomuchdebt

carolannjo wrote:

I had one this morning which I ignored as it looked kinda suspect. Who or what is "garbage" mentioned by ffacoffipawb

garbage = rubbish

carolannjo

Toomuchdebt wrote:

garbage = rubbish

Oh my god cannot believe I am that stupid but obviously I am. I read that post as "garbage" being a website or something that you send all these phishing things to. I did not think it was actual garbage/rubbish that the guy was filling in the form with. Tee hee hee that has so given me a laugh and hopefully some of you at my stupidity. What can i say i was at a party last night!!!!