not sure if right forum but keep getting scam emails from Natwest and Nationwide

bindiboo

I have had 3 scam emails sent to me over the last couple of days.


2 from natwest and 1 from nationwide (i am not even a customer of nationwide)


Nationwide Building Society - Security Alert

Dear Nationwide Customer,
You have received a new message from Nationwide Building Society.

click here to read Best Regards.

The NationWide Security Department Team.

PS: To switch off email notifications of new messages, go to 'My Account' after you've logged in

* Please do not reply to this email as your reply will not be received.

2007 NationWide, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Services Agreement | Terms of Use | Privacy






Security Message:


Dear Value Client of NatWest,

You have received a new message from The NatWest Security Department Team about the new security update.

We urgently request that you should Sign in to read about the new security upgrade

If you have question about your online statement, please send us
an email or call us at 0846 600 2323.

Online Message Department
NatWest Online Banking

nopot2pin

I too got one of these emails from Nationwide.
But as it addressed me as Dear Valued customer and not by name, I just deleted it..... I also am not one of their customers.
If you reply... they know you exist.:rolleyes:

Burlesque_Babe

Send them on to the banks. There isn't much you can do about them really other than be aware that phishing is happening. I've had them from most 'banks' over the last year or so.

bindiboo

ive reported it to natwest and nationwide

superscaper

My unused addresses get these every day and have done for years. Just use common sense and delete.

libra10

I think most people with email addresses receive these regularly. Sometimes I forward to the bank concerned, sometimes I just delete, along with the other regular trash.

I wish ISPs would do more to control some of the unsolicited rubbish their subscribers are putting out.

Butlers1982

you need to remove that link 6 lines down


just to note, i received one off nationwide many years ago and i knew it was a fake. I contacted nationwide to tell them about the email: they blocked my internet account for 10 days! ! !

superscaper

libra10 wrote: »

I think most people with email addresses receive these regularly. Sometimes I forward to the bank concerned, sometimes I just delete, along with the other regular trash.

I wish ISPs would do more to control some of the unsolicited rubbish their subscribers are putting out.

I think people do need to take some responsibility for their own email addresses though and be more careful who they give them out to. Of the 300 email addresses I have and actually use I get zero spam. I've only had three phishing emails to them and in each of those cases I was able to tell which company had passed on my email address to the phishers and so could complain to them, report them and simply delete those email accounts with no effect on the others. If you only have one email address you give out to everyone from close friends to subscribing to newletters, is it any wonder you'd end up with so much spam and scams. What you need is control over your own addresses and what you do with them. For example you mention "I wish ISPs would do more" which is rather telling because I'd advise never to use an ISP's email address for anything. I've not used an ISP address since at least five ISP changes ago. It's also less of a headache when you change ISP that it has no affect on your email. At the very least you should have one personal address and then maybe a free one to sign up to companies with or that are likely to get passed on to spammers etc.

Bogof_Babe

If you put that* number into Google it comes up with all sorts of interesting (and scary) stuff. Forewarned is forearmed - they are everywhere apparently . *0846 600 2323

Lyndsay_21

i had one of these and reported it as a phishing scam with hotmail