An Email with the Subject "Halifax Alert: Online Banking Security Notification!!!" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:19:17 -0700 and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email. The sender shows as Halifax Bank <online.1alert@online.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.
Dear
Customer
Halifax PLC. has been receiving
complaints from our
customers for
unauthorized use of the Halifax Online accounts. As
a result we are making
an extra security check on all of our Customers account in
order to
protect their information from theft and fraud.
Due to
this,
you are requested to follow the provided steps and confirm your Online
Banking
details for the safety of your Accounts. Please Click Here To
Start .
However, Failure to do so
may result in temporary
account
suspension. Please understand that this is a security
measure intended to
help protect you and your account. We apologize for any
inconvenience.
Thanks for your co-operation.
Fraud Prevention
Unit
Legal Advisor
Halifax PLC.