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WARNING- INTERNET SCAM!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

I have just been in touch with Barclays security department about an e-mail I have received purporting to be from Barclays Corporate.

It has the title ' THE PAYMENT IS PENDING FOR THE MOMENT'

It then says that Barclays Corporate are holding a payment to www.amazon.eu for 9.99 Euros. It goes on to say that if you recognise the payement do nothing, if not then open a zip file and send your details. The zip file is a form to put your credit cards details on.

My line of work is security & this switched my radar on straight away as I am not a Barclays customer. Barclays asked me to read the e-mail out, after hearing it they said it is a definite scam & forward it to them, which I have done.

If anyone has this or similar e-mail, forward it to internetsecurity@barclays.co.uk and they will deal with it.

After which, delete the email from your in box and your deleted box. Then run an anti-virus programme on your pc.

If anyone needs clarification please feel free to pm me.

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

I get a lot of Paypal emails that are quite convincing apart from one thing - I misspelled my name when joining and only the 'real' Paypal addresses me by that name.

If you hover over the address the email is sent from it gives you the actual address which is usually not an official one. Then you just need to add to Spam and that one won't message again.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Also do this with halifax, lloyds, netwest, santander, nationwide.. There all circulating.. I just delete the messages..

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By *iewMan
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

loads of phishing happens, well done for spotting

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

microsoft said I'm owed £1million yesterday... I cant fucking wait!!!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Also do this with halifax, lloyds, netwest, santander, nationwide.. There all circulating.. I just delete the messages.. "

Yep, they're all over but it helps the anti-fraud departments of the various banks etc to forward the email to them. I've been told that there are variations in some of the ip addresses and other codings that indicates where the fraud is actually being loaded onto the systems. That helps to track these criminals down.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I get a lot of Paypal emails that are quite convincing apart from one thing - I misspelled my name when joining and only the 'real' Paypal addresses me by that name.

If you hover over the address the email is sent from it gives you the actual address which is usually not an official one. Then you just need to add to Spam and that one won't message again."

Good tip

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"microsoft said I'm owed £1million yesterday... I cant fucking wait!!!"

Don't forget who your friends are on here will you, friend!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I get PayPal ones , never open them though as its always from PayPal.co.uk not .com . I just deleted

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I delete phishing emails when I get them as they are too easy to spot and they are never my own bank. The only ones I have noticed lately are two that turned up from Virgin/telewest and the graphics are so poor, I know its not from them just not had time to call them, besides given the conversation last time, they wouldn't believe me anyway

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

happens all the time fraudsters purporting to be various banks. Your bank will NEVER email you

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Im not in Security, however my radar would certainly switch on if i received an email from Barclays if i didnt bank with them.

Or am i being old fashioned

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Also do this with halifax, lloyds, netwest, santander, nationwide.. There all circulating.. I just delete the messages..

Yep, they're all over but it helps the anti-fraud departments of the various banks etc to forward the email to them. I've been told that there are variations in some of the ip addresses and other codings that indicates where the fraud is actually being loaded onto the systems. That helps to track these criminals down. "

well you can look yourself and trace where the email originated quite easy to do....but the banks no the scams but cant really do anything about it. and if you are asked to open a zip file in the email then you are asking for problems, and some of these people are stupid who send them as they dont bother to bounce them around so not traceable.

oh gone the good old days of bombing people and hack for fun all about the money

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By *rumCoupleCouple
over a year ago

birmingham

If everyone who got these emails completed them with 10 sets of false details, the scams would die overnight.

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By *teveanddebsCouple
over a year ago

Norwich

Does anyone fall for this anymore?

These have been about since the dawn of time it seems.

What next, a warning about Nigerian 419 scams?

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By *iewMan
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn


"Does anyone fall for this anymore?

These have been about since the dawn of time it seems.

What next, a warning about Nigerian 419 scams?"

sadly yes, as more people experience the internet for the first time, maybe the elderly... they do.

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By *thwalescplCouple
over a year ago

brecon

Engage smug mode.

Well, I bin any e-mails I get, even if they claim to be from my bank..... because I don't bank online!

Why, oh why (oh why etc) would you use a system that can (and is on a frequent basis) hacked, or can lead you to possibly give your details to a criminal (either through scams or malware or key-logger virus software)?

It's a bit like standing next to a "hole in the wall" and shouting out your pin number whilst holding out your card for someone to snatch off you.

I don't keep details of pin numbers or passwords on any electronic hardware, I don't do phone banking either, and I certainly don't let my card out of sight when I pay for things, and funnily enough, I've never had any problems with money going missing out of my account!

Hmmm, my smug chip looks to be over-heating lol!

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By *iewMan
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

[Removed by poster at 07/02/13 18:25:38]

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By *iewMan
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

he best are the 'miracle diet pills'... only $3.95 for a free trial and then in the smallest of the smallest of the smallest terms and conditions.... is the monthly charge of $100 from now till doomsday.

sad thing is, they really think they work

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By *iewMan
Forum Mod
over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

the*

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Banks never send e.mails too customers at least that's what they tell you , and we have never received one, so any e. mail we get, that's say's anything in its heading about banks we just delete along with e. mails telling you that you have received a tax rebate again unless you contact Tax office. by e. mail you will never receive one from them

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By *londieddWoman
over a year ago

fife

what planet do you live on if this is your first email of this kind??????????

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