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Margaret

Margaret Report 29 Apr 2004 14:07

Be on your gaurd there are a few emails going around from Banks and building societys they look very real asking for details i had one this morning so i made a phone call to a very well known Building Society and was told DONT DO ANYTHING with it Delete it get rid of it

Researching:
Bishop,Quint,Pope, Browning, Seager,Helsdown,Feaver, Webb ,Harrington,Goldsmith, Daw, London and Kent area

Suzy

Suzy Report 29 Apr 2004 14:18

Well done Margaret. Will be on my guard.

Unknown

Unknown Report 29 Apr 2004 15:15

Hello Margaret Yes I have received quite a few of these so called bank security checkups from Barclays/Halifax/Abbey and Nat West. They ask you to confirm your pin numbers and accounts - I'm sitting there thinking "I do not have an account with whoever" and "I don't ever remember giving my bank my email. Yes this is a hoax, but unfortunately there have been quite a few people that have submitted this information, and found monies being extracted from their accounts. I usually just type in large print "get lost" and press reply. No bank will ever ask for this kind of information via email. Lin

SheilaSomerset

SheilaSomerset Report 29 Apr 2004 15:27

Dear All Just to let you know, there have also been 'scam' emails to Ebay users recently, and a friend of mine had her PayPal account broken into. Luckily Ebay sorted it.

Researching:
Gloucestershire, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, London, Lithuania, Russia