An Email with the Subject "Important" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:57:23 -0800 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as HSBC Bank Plc <alert@hsbc.co.uk>.
The email address was probably spoofed. Do not reply to or contact any persons or organizations referenced in this email, or follow any URLs as you may expose yourself to scammers and, at the very least, you will be added to their email address lists for spam purposes.
The use
of EV SSL certification works with high security Web browsers to clearly
identify whether the site belongs to
the
company or is another site imitating that company's site.
It has been introduced to protect our clients against phishing and other online fraudulent activities. Since most Internet related
crimes rely on false identity, HSBC went
through a rigorous validation process that meets the Extended Validation
guidelines.
Please update your account to the new EV
SSL certification by clicking on the link below.
http://www.hsbc.co.uk/1/2/update Here you'll find any new messages
you have waiting for you and if you want to get in touch
with us or reply to any new messages from us, you can do so from
there.
As this e-mail is an automated message, we
can't reply to any e-mails replied.
Thank you for choosing HSBC
Bank. Email Reference :
192239675 |
The world's local bank
Dear HSBC
Customer,
Due to the high number of fraud
attempts and phishing scams, it has been decided to implement EV SSL
Certification on our Internet Banking website.
http://www.hsbc.co.uk/1/2/update
Here you'll find any new messages you have waiting for you and if you want to get in touch with us or reply to any new messages from us, you can do so from there. As this e-mail is an automated message, we can't reply to any e-mails replied.Thank you for choosing HSBC
Bank.
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Email Reference :
192239675