READ THIS NOW! Bank Email scam

Beware of several fake emails from different banks that are going around. They appear to be from a genuine bank email but aren't. They are normally worded as below and may include a form for you to complete and return. DONT! IF you do or have done, it WILL cost you dearly. Contact your bank imediately on a secure means.


Dear Lloyds TSB Bank Customers !

Our technical security services department has notified an error on your account which may lead to your account suspension.
for you to get access back to your account, you are required to follow the instructions below.

Instructions All Lloyds TSB Bank customers are required to fill in their account information properly
Failure to do so will be automatically de-activated from its account from our database.

Download and complete correct the for attached to this email and verify your details.

We are sorry for the inconvenience this may have caused you and thank you

Lloyds TSB Bank Plc
LLoydsTSB Bank Online Security Department.

© Copyright 2013 LLoydsTSB Bank Plc. All rights reserved.


They may also be in other banks names ie Barclays, Nat West etc and look very convincing

There are also ones going round in spanish, too. I get occasional ones with subject lines like:
Enc: Aviso Importante - N: 20606.  from  Banco Bradesco S/A.
that tell me my card security key has expired and I should log on to the link in the email to renew them.
Never, ever, under any circumstances EVER supply current or old information about your bank accounts to any website or link that you haven't typed in yourself and got straight from a letter from you bank.
Did I say NEVER? just makin' sure

My, there are so many scams now. You don't have to be thick or stupid to fall for them either. SKYPE, PAYPAL, EBAY, ALL BANKS and others are all being scammed. As Pete says NEVER dish out your details to anyone you are not 100% sure are legitimate. Never open an email attachment you are not 100% sure you know who it is from. Be safe peeps.

Most people now know not to respond to these things.  However, the scammers know that there are still vulnerable people out there, such as the elderly or less wordly wise folks who just see a bank name and think it is trustworthy. 

Examples like the one above should immediately ring alarm bells on a basic level though as it reads like it has been written by a moron, as a lot of these things do.

I hate these scumbags, especially when they target older people.

These W*****s dont even know my name and i have my business acount and morgage with them.

Dear Barclays Account Holder,

We detected irregular activity on your Barclays
online banking account.

For your protection, you must verify this
activity before you can continue using your
account.

Please download the document attached to this
email to review your account activity.

We will review the activity on your account
with you and upon verification,

we will remove any restrictions placed on
your account.


If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choice
but to temporary suspend your account.


Thank You.
Barclays Bank Online Security Department.

© Copyright 2013 Barclays Bank PLC. All rights reserved.