An Email with the Subject "HSBC - Account Ownership Verification" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 03:42:23 -0800 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as Hsbc Bank Uk <onlinebanking@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.
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Dear Sir/Madam,
We noticed that you have transfered some money from your
account and would like to take extra security measures to ensure that the
transaction is not fraudulent.
We have also increased in length our security
number so as to put an end to all fraudulent activities.
You are adviced to follow the link below to confirm your transfer
before we complete the transaction.
https://Securityalert.HSBC.co.uk/1/2/
Security Advisor
HSBC Bank PLC.
Please
do not reply to
this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be
answered.
For assistance, log in to your HSBC Online
Bank
account and choose
the "Help" link on any page.
HSBC Email ID # 1009