warning - phishing emails: halifax, amazon card holders

pigeonpie

Just had my second phishing email in 3 weeks, purporting to be from an affiliate of amazon credit cards and rang them to report it. They said they've had quite a few customers affected. Don't reply to the mail, don't click on the link in it and report it to them by phone, where they will supply you with the correct email of their security dept to forward it to, then delete it.
The email says your online account has been suspended due to their noticing unauthorised or suspicious activity lately and you need to click on the link in the email to reactivate it.
It's fairly obviously not genuine - crude official logo on the email - and does not start with Dear X (your name) but Dear Valued Customer.

Biggles

Only your second in three whole weeks? What's your secret?

If I went to the trouble of reporting all mine by phone, I doubt I could afford my phone bill!
;-)

pigeonpie

just had another from the "Yorkshire Bank" with the Y partially cut off the logo....anyhow had to cancel my card earlier this year as some yoof got hold of it somehow (no idea to this day; not via phishing) and bought DVDs, movie tickets and downloads on it. It was quite sobering to see how dependent we are in the UK on c cards. I was without it for 2 weeks and it wasn't easy. Voila, le credit crunch.

VenuS

I must admit I also have had alot of these emails in the past couple of weeks. When I do report them Im not sure they are chased up, as I never get a reply, so I don't normally report every single one. Just the ones that look to come from my own bank, as I have been a victim of online fraud, twice! (hope that pizza choked you!)

I guess Mr and Mrs Swag are getting desperate and need xmas prezzys too.

LuciferTDark

I decided to click the link on one yesterday, Captain !!!!!!nuts has given them his password of f**k*ffyouc**ts, they might get the message

dealer_wins

I always click the link and enter completely wrong info that looks like it is infact correct.(ie right length of account number, password etc)

This must annoy the ****'s a bit I hope.

VenuS

Just so your aware, clicking on the links can cause more problems for you, than entering false information for them.

For starters there could be a key-logger attached to the link, so whenever you DO visit your bank or any other site requiring passwords etc and enter details, hey presto they know your info. Anti-virus software doesn't always pick these up either. As they say, don't go playing with fire.

Delete and block is your best option.

flutsy

Most banks write your name at the top of their emails. phishing emails dont.

Inactive

Simple solution, don't click on any links from any financial sites, the info will always be available on their genuine web site if it is genuine.