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E-mail Bank Scam

After receiving another e-mail from a bank i've never banked with asking me to check out their "new" website and customer portal, I though best to post a message for those who are new to the t'internet.

If you ever receive an e-mail claiming to be from your bank, even if it looks genuine, delete it or forward it to your banks security teams.

Do not click on any links in the e-mail. If you hover your mouse over any links without clicking, you can see that the link that looks like it is your banks website address actually points to a totally different site - Look bottom left in Windows XP / Outlook / Outlook Express with mouse over link. If you do and then enter your details, the scammers have access to your bank account.

NO BANKS SEND E-MAILS ASKING YOU TO CHECK THE ACCOUNT. THEY WILL CONTACT YOU BY POST. THEY MAY RING IN URGENT CASES BUT ALWAYS ASK THEIR NAME, LOCATION OF CALL CENTRE AND A PHONE NUMBER. THEN CALL THEM BACK ON YOUR BANKS NUMBER THAT YOU HAVE ALWAYS USED. NEVER GIVE OUT YOUR INFORMATION TO ANYONE WHO ASKS FOR IT, UNLESS YOU HAVE CALLED YOUR BANK DIRECT ON THE CORRECT NUMBER.