Warning : LloydsTSB email

Dustykitten

I have received an email from Lloyds TSB asking me to click on a link:


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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Security Precaution

• [FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Lloyds TSB has been receiving complaints from our customers for unauthorised use of the Lloyds TSB Online accounts. As a result we are making an extra security check on all of our Customers account in order to protect their information from theft and fraud.Due to this, you are requested to follow the provided steps and confirm your Online Banking details for the safety of your Accounts. Please click on [/FONT]

Obviously I am not posting the link on here.

I don't have an account with them and think this is dodgy. I have forwarded a copy to LloydsTSB and the Met but thought I'd post it here in case anybody else gets one too.

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Mrs_B_12

It's a scam one, the best place to send them to is [EMAIL="reports@banksafeonline.org.uk"]reports@banksafeonline.org.uk[/EMAIL] They have a website at www.banksafeonline.org.uk with useful info too.

Pollycat

It's never advisable to click on a link supplied in an email relating to your own personal finances.

You have no idea where it will take you and even if the website looks like your normal financial institution, it may NOT be.

I know that Natwest on-line banking has a page that asks you if you've been asked to provide your full pin or password details on logging in after clicking on a link provided in an email, and goes on to explain that this is a fraudulent attempt to obtain personal details.

It also tells you when you last logged in on-line and tells you to contact Natwest if this is not correct.

Polly

Dustykitten

Account Status Notification

We are contacting you to remind you that our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your account. In accordance with Lloyds TSB Online Banking User Agreement and to ensure that your account has not been accessed from fraudulent locations, access to your account has been limited. Your account access will remain limited until this issue has been resolved please log in your account by clicking on the link bellow:
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Security Advisor

I can't believe they had the nerve to send me another one!

Lloyds TSB Bank plc , Financial Services Authority.

Butlers1982

Its rubbish and they are all doing the rounds from all the big banks

Dustykitten

Another variation on their email received today:
Internet Banking




Dear Valued Customer,
As a bank we are used to thinking about security.
The internet brings new risks that must also be recognized
and guarded against. At Lloyds, we use industry standard security technology and practices,
focusing on three key areas – privacy, technology and identification
so we can safeguard your accounts from any unauthorized
access. However, you too should play your part in protecting these accounts.

As a part of our ongoing commitment to provide the "Best Possible"
service and Protection to all our Members this year,
we are now requiring each member to validate their accounts using our new secure and safe SSL servers.
To validate your online banking account click on

Butlers1982

I dont think they all need to be posted, ANY email off the "bank" asking for info and saying they are doing updates are rubbish.

trisontana

I have just received this very strange email , pretending to be (I think) from an American bank. As usual very dodgy English :-

Dear User.

Our company persistently keeps vigilant watch over recent acheivements in strife against network piracy and continuously implements preventive works aimed at maximal protection of our clients personal data against security violation by fraudsters.

Starting from tomorrow system of access to workfields is transferred to coding with a floating number. It means that your password and ID will not be changed but will be logged differentially. The only necessary conditions includes the following: you only need to log the first source-key which will generate further conversion. Thereto you have to follow the link (deleted) and enter your access code and ID in the appropriate fields. Then, if data entered concur with those in our system you will be proposed to answer some more questions, so as to exclude any possibility of your account usage by third parties. This information will also be necessary in a case if you for any reason forget or lose your password.

List of questions you have to answer must look as follows:

• What is your favorite book?
• What telephone number, besides your own, is most important to you?
• What is your favorite date in history?
• What is the population of your hometown?
• What is your favorite hobby?
• What is the location of your birth?

We would like to draw your attention to the fact that all fields must be filled out, othervise the system will block escape to the next level and you can not start work with your personal data.

Should all necessary fields be filled in and password and ID concur with those registered in our system, you will get access to the workfield. After that your personal identification key will be siccessfully logged in the system. No other operations from your part are required.

If for any reason you could not gain access to the system, please check accuracy of data entered. In the event that entered data are exact but access is disabled, please contact our clients support department.

Thank you for cooperation and support.
IT Security Department

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Ellidee

In the last week or so my dh has had 3 emails purporting to be from Lloyds TSB, HSBC and Nationwide. All very obvious phishers and we have forwarded them to the relevant genuine banks. He gets loads of spam emails from the USA after he made an online purchase from there and we wonder if the address is sold on ?

COOKIEWILLOW

i had similar email off ebay saying that a third person was trying to access my paypal account. i have now taken all my financial details off ebay, i was scared stiff!! but alas this is the world we live in now!!

trisontana

You will probably find that the warning did not come from Ebay. It was a phishing attack from a scammer, trying to get your details. There was no need to remove your details from Ebay . They are safe enough there.