I also just received spam email from the amusingly named Wankaner Valentino to a disposable email address I used for an abbey national account. They seemed to have my surname too (see below).
Santander's email above says
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"All official emails from us will address you by name. If an email that says it's from us doesn't do this, don't open any attachments within it."
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Given that the leaked database includes surnames (and possibly more), that advice is woefully inadequate.
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From: Wankaner Valentino [mailto:wankanerkvalentino@outlook.com]
Sent: 24 January 2014 12:48
To: <...>
Subject: <my surname>
Hello,
Today our Company, MVL Company, is in need of sales representatives in United Kingdom.
Our Company deals with designer goods and branded items. We've been providing our customers with exclusive products for more than five years, and we believe that the applicant for the position must have great communication skills, motivation, desire to earn money and will to go up the ladder. All charges related to this opening are covered by the Company. Your main duties include administrative support on orders and correspondence, controlling purchase orders and expense reports.
Part-time job salary constitutes 460GBP a week.
Full-time job is up to 750GBP per week .
Plus we have bonus system for the best workers!
To apply for the vacancy or to get more details about it, please email us directly back to this email.
Hope to hear from you soon!
Best regards,
Wankaner Valentino