bank fraud

[strapping young lad]

got an email this evening from who i thought was barclays bank, it looked ok as it had their logo on it etc..

until it asked for my bank details and to click on a link...

yeh right..

the link you go to is

http://bank.brand.uz/c/

i dont see the word barclays anywhere.. do you!?  

[Spooky]

I take it that you've informed the bank ... :shock:

[Guy90]

It says Barclays on the top left :?

Looks dodgy though :shock:  :shock:

[muddyweb]

Standard Phishing email...

Also look out for any of the credit cards, banks, Paypal, ebay, and many more.

Don't click links in emails unless you are sure of the source !

[gords]

It says Barclays on the top left :?

Looks dodgy though :shock:  :shock:

Scarily, it's a very close approximation of the real Barclays site :shock:

It's obvious (or at least it should be) that it's not the real site - completely wrong URL, the Go graphic is the wrong size and there's one key thing missing ... the massive warning to guard against fraud/scams!!!

[strapping young lad]

yes ive informed the bank

however

if you go to their website and follow the links to the online banking its very much the same website layout/text

if im wrong and its kosher then fair enough but i trust no one!

[muddyweb]

if im wrong and its kosher then fair enough but i trust no one!

You aren't.... it isn't

I know because our email filters block literally thousands of these a day from all sorts of places.

It is a standard technique to gather personal data, steal bits of your identity and spread viruses and trojans... . (malicious websites can infect you)

[Mace]

Have you heard about the Spoof Friends Reunited one too?

It asks you to complete / confirm your login details otherwise you'll be suspended. Apparantly the scammers are collecting login details as there's a fair few people out there who use the same login and password details on all their accounts. They then simply sit there and try the logins on various other web sites till they get a result, it's better than guesssing !!! The bank type emails shout FRAUD. Friends Reunited ? How many would fall for that one ?

No respectible internet site would ever ask you by email to confirm your login details, EVER.

[thermidorthelobster]

My bank (nameless, they're good in other respects) used to have a stupid policy of ringing me to sell me something, and asking me to give them 2 digits of my 4-digit PIN to confirm my identity.

Yeah, so how do I know who they are?  Once you get your customers used to giving out their PIN when somebody rings them up, it makes the scammers' jobs laughably simple.

I got so annoyed at this ridiculous, blatant lack of security that I made a big fuss, and they stopped doing it.

But still, I'd like to find out who was responsible for this, take them outside and give them a very hard slap round the head.

[landyman Ash]

Best bet is to log in ONLY directly through the site.  Dont be clicking any links.

Nugget4x4 got down on ebay that way.  One day he logs in and someone is selling 5 £1000 plus SONY vario laptops on HIS account!!!!

Cant be too carful!

[Sider]

Best course of action is:

Never reply any email asking you to introduce details. If you receive any, inform the company.

Never give any security details if someone phones you. If they are phoning you, they don't need those details. Again, inform the company, giveing them, if possible, the number where the call originated, though more often than not you'lll find that the call originated in a foreign country.

Back in Spain I used to work security, and you would not believe how easy it is to steal an identity in the UK. I mean, any crook used to work in Spain who came here would believe he had died and gone to paradise.

Be very aware and NEVER give any details unless you have started the comunication via the main company's website or the telephone number in your bill/statement.

[Range Rover Blues]

Best bet is to log in ONLY directly through the site.  Dont be clicking any links.

Nugget4x4 got down on ebay that way.  One day he logs in and someone is selling 5 £1000 plus SONY vario laptops on HIS account!!!!

Cant be too carful!

I had that happen to me, don't know how they got my info though as I'm careful with it but logged on one day to find I'm selling a nearly new Merc for a song.  It was the multiple questions about it that got me, like why is the car in florida when I'm in England so i replied to them all and said it was stolen.
Have to admit though that E-Bay were fantastic, sorted it out in about 2 hours!