An Email with the Subject "HSBC Internet Banking Security Upgrade Notification" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Fri, 29 Oct 2010 05:14:55 -0700 and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email. The sender shows as HSBC Bank Plc <onlineservice@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.
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Dear HSBC Customer:
As a bank we are used to thinking about security. At HSBC, we use industry
standard security technology and
practices, focusing on three key areas ? privacy, technology and identification to safeguard your account from any
unauthorised access.
Our Technical services Department are carrying out a planned software upgrade
for the maximum convenience of the users of online-services of the HSBC Bank.Please click on SIGN ON TO INTERNET BANKING below to restore your
account access as soon as possible.
>SIGN ON TO INTERNET BANKING
Thank You,
Customer Advisory
HSBC Bank Plc