Natwest My Rewards - Spurious Email

worldtraveller

Unbelievable!! A bank (NatWest) sends you an email, which contains your name, and part of your postcode in the text, which is supposed to verify that it's not a scam/phishing email, and yet that's EXACTLY what it appeared to be, because I knew I hadn't traded up for any Argos gift cards.

Therefore, why would anyone click on any link in it ("If you receive a call or email from NatWest that you are suspicious about, cease the call immediately, or forward the email to (link), to report it")?! 

This one email just shows how ridiculous any future 'verified' email from them should be treated!

Malthusian

worldtraveller said:

Unbelievable!! A bank (NatWest) sends you an email, which contains your name, and part of your postcode in the text, which is supposed to verify that it's not a scam/phishing email, and yet that's EXACTLY what it appeared to be, because I knew I hadn't traded up for any Argos gift cards.

Therefore, why would anyone click on any link in it ("If you receive a call or email from NatWest that you are suspicious about, cease the call immediately, or forward the email to (link), to report it")?! 

Well, why would you? If you wanted to check NatWest hadn't actually converted your points to Argos gift cards, the sensible option (other than simply waiting to see if you received an email confirming it was sent in error) would be to either log in to the NatWest app, or enter the online banking URL directly into your browser, or call the number on your card.