An
Email with the Subject "Payment Advice - Advice Ref:[GB364518] / CHAPS credits" was
received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Wed, 22 Apr 2015 04:38:33 -0700
and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email.
The sender shows as "HSBC Advising Service" <bank@hsbci.co.uk>.
The email address was probably spoofed. Do not reply to or contact any persons or organizations referenced in
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EEEEEstdClass Object
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[return-path:] =>
[envelope-to:] => weebix@o7e.net
[delivery-date:] => Wed, 22 Apr 2015 04:38:33 -0700
[received:] => from [200.13.229.234] (port=54778 helo=hsbci.co.uk)by bigcat.newsblaze.com with esmtp (Exim 4.85)(envelope-from )id 1Yksyz-00010B-57for weebix@o7e.net; Wed, 22 Apr 2015 04:38:33 -0700
[mime-version:] => 1.0
[content-type:] => text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
[content-transfer-encoding:] => 7bit
[date:] => Wed, 22 Apr 2015 11:33:15 +0000
[from:] => "HSBC Advising Service"
[to:] =>
[subject:] => Payment Advice - Advice Ref:[GB364518] / CHAPS credits
[message-id:] => <10206608253070729069910897000643@hsbci.co.uk>
[user-agent:] => Roundcube Webmail/1.1.1
[x-spam-status:] => No, score=3.9
[x-spam-score:] => 39
[x-spam-bar:] => +++
[x-ham-report:] => Spam detection software, running on the system "bigcat.newsblaze.com",has NOT identified this incoming email as spam. The originalmessage has been attached to this so you can view it or labelsimilar future email. If you have any questions, seeroot\@localhost for details.Content preview: Sir/Madam, Please download document from server, payment advice is issued at the request of our customer. The advice is for your reference only. Download link: [...] Content analysis details: (3.9 points, 4.5 required) pts rule name description---- ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------- 0.0 URIBL_BLOCKED ADMINISTRATOR NOTICE: The query to URIBL was blocked. See http://wiki.apache.org/spamassassin/DnsBlocklists#dnsbl-block for more information. [URIs: sweettalk.co] 1.9 URIBL_JP_SURBL Contains an URL listed in the JP SURBL blocklist [URIs: sweettalk.co] 0.7 SPF_NEUTRAL SPF: sender does not match SPF record (neutral) 0.0 SPF_HELO_NEUTRAL SPF: HELO does not match SPF record (neutral) 1.3 RDNS_NONE Delivered to internal network by a host with no rDNS
[x-spam-flag:] => NO
)
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Sir/Madam,
Please download document from server, payment advice is issued at the
request of our customer. The advice is for your reference only.
Download link:
http://sweettalk.co/HSBC.BANK-STORAGE-DATA/secure.html
Yours faithfully,
Global Payments and Cash Management
HSBC
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