email entitled:Important Message From Halifax Bank: Online Access Restriction

save-a-lot

Hi

Just had a very convincing yet dodgy email from Halifax entitled Online Access Restriction. As a warning this is a dodgy email and thought I would post the content here to give a heads up to others who may get the email....

Dear Customer,



Halifax is constantly working to increase security for all Online Banking users. To ensure the integrity of our online payment system, we periodically review accounts.

Your account might be place on restricted status due to numerous login attempts into your account. Restricted accounts continue to receive payments, but they are limited in their ability to send or withdraw funds.

All restricted accounts have their billing information unconfirmed, meaning that you may no longer send money from your account, until you have updated your billing information on file.

To initiate the update confirmation process. You are now required to follow the link below and fill in the necessary fields. Please click on Sign in to Online Banking to continue to the verification process and ensure your account security. It is all about your security.


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



Thank you for your co-operation.
Halifax Online Banking Security Services

The Sign in to Online Banking goes to a webfusion.co.uk hosted page. So please be aware of this one.

jonesMUFCforever

It's a phising e-mail.
Do not under any circumstances click on the link.

Just delete it.

BANKS WILL NEVER EVER SEND YOU AN E-MAIL LIKE THIS ABOUT THEIR ONLINE SECURITY.

If you run your mouse pointer over the link you should be able to see who is trying to access the account - It certainly won't be the Halifax.

save-a-lot

Also, to add, when using Outlook (or similar) using the preview pane to look at your messages in some cases is enough to identify your computer to malicious attack.

I did not actually view the spoof page, on mouseover it was a webfusion hosted page, should have said that.

Mark_Hastings

save-a-lot wrote: »

Hi

Just had a very convincing yet dodgy email from Halifax entitled Online Access Restriction. As a warning this is a dodgy email and thought I would post the content here to give a heads up to others who may get the email....



The Sign in to Online Banking goes to a webfusion.co.uk hosted page. So please be aware of this one.

I only just got this email two days ago in my hotmail account! I DO use this hotmail address for finance AND also have Halifax accounts BUT not online. I was hoping someone would notice! As it wnet to a hotmail account I can report it as a phishing email! However a google search seems to show it orignated from here

http://www.svbizlaw.com/phishing.wellsfargo.htm

The only difference is the reference to wellfargo and not Halifax!