Scam mail for Barclays Internet Banking Customers - SV650.org

06-03-06, 09:28 AM

Just recieved what looked like a genuine email from Barclays saying that someone tried to access my account. Most worrying was they had my name and my previous address which was where I first registered for this service.

The link for the site at first glance looks genuine www.ibank.barlcays.co.uk but also has .barlcays.ru at the end and isn't a secure site.

Considering updating my details on this site with a stream of expletives.

06-03-06, 09:36 AM

Barclays are aware of it, thankfully you had the common sense/computer knowledge to see through it. I feel rather sorry for those that are caught with what is actually a very slick scam.

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06-03-06, 10:24 AM

Yeah I got that as well, except I do not or have ever had a Barclays Account !

I got a scam Halifax one a few weeks ago, I followed the link just out of curiostity.
The scam login page was http://www.halifax-cnline.co.uk/ rather than the correct https://www.halifax-online.co.uk/ Dead giveaway was the scam one was just http not https, plus it didn't have the big "Beware of fraudulent emails banner either" !!

06-03-06, 11:57 AM

Had several of these. They do look very real but there was an obvious flaw in the one they sent me. I don't have (and have never had) a Barclays account !!

06-03-06, 12:45 PM

Falc had one last week

06-03-06, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Well Oiled

Had several of these. They do look very real but there was an obvious flaw in the one they sent me. I don't have (and have never had) a Barclays account !!

I get about 4 of these a day and I've never had a barclays account either.

northwind · 06-03-06, 12:50 PM

I don't trust any emails I get from a bank, paypal or ebay on general principles

The recommended way is to never follow a link from an email- always enter a new link from scratch, or use a bookmark.

I have to admit I got fooled by an Ebay one- it came up "You have received a non-paying bidder strike" and I was so annoyed, I clicked right on the link and banged in my password before i realised. Clever...

What always surprises me with the bank phishing ones is that the actual email's usually very well crafted, but the text reads like it was written by a chimp. "These are obligatory to follow"

06-03-06, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by northwind

What always surprises me with the bank phishing ones is that the actual email's usually very well crafted, but the text reads like it was written by a chimp. "These are obligatory to follow"

I got two identical emails from "Barclays BanK" this morning. Even if I had a Barclays account (which I never would), the capital K would have made me suspicious. I create temporary email addresses for ordering things off the web, and the address that these were sent to has only been used for ordering beer from a brewery. I'm going to write the brewery a polite but firm letter tonight asking why confidential customer details are being leaked to criminals.

06-03-06, 01:20 PM

I get 2 or 3 a day from various banks i've never even had any dealings with...

I really must change my email address

embee · 06-03-06, 01:30 PM

I've had phone calls but thankfully so far no e-mails.

The phone calls usually go along the lines "this is just a courtesy call, can you please confirm your mother's maiden name" etc. Not very clever, but brazen.

Why don't the Banks etc just set traps by completing false details and follow the resulting actions by the scammers? I'm sure they could solve this if they wanted to, they just can't be @r$ed.

06-03-06, 09:28 AM	#1
sharriso74 Guest Posts: n/a	Scam mail for Barclays Internet Banking Customers Just recieved what looked like a genuine email from Barclays saying that someone tried to access my account. Most worrying was they had my name and my previous address which was where I first registered for this service. The link for the site at first glance looks genuine www.ibank.barlcays.co.uk but also has .barlcays.ru at the end and isn't a secure site. Considering updating my details on this site with a stream of expletives.

06-03-06, 12:50 PM	#7
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	I don't trust any emails I get from a bank, paypal or ebay on general principles The recommended way is to never follow a link from an email- always enter a new link from scratch, or use a bookmark. I have to admit I got fooled by an Ebay one- it came up "You have received a non-paying bidder strike" and I was so annoyed, I clicked right on the link and banged in my password before i realised. Clever... What always surprises me with the bank phishing ones is that the actual email's usually very well crafted, but the text reads like it was written by a chimp. "These are obligatory to follow" __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

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06-03-06, 09:36 AM	#2
jonboy Guest Posts: n/a	Barclays are aware of it, thankfully you had the common sense/computer knowledge to see through it. I feel rather sorry for those that are caught with what is actually a very slick scam. .

06-03-06, 10:24 AM	#3
tricky Guest Posts: n/a	Yeah I got that as well, except I do not or have ever had a Barclays Account ! I got a scam Halifax one a few weeks ago, I followed the link just out of curiostity. The scam login page was http://www.halifax-cnline.co.uk/ rather than the correct https://www.halifax-online.co.uk/ Dead giveaway was the scam one was just http not https, plus it didn't have the big "Beware of fraudulent emails banner either" !!

06-03-06, 11:57 AM	#4
Well Oiled Guest Posts: n/a	Had several of these. They do look very real but there was an obvious flaw in the one they sent me. I don't have (and have never had) a Barclays account !!

06-03-06, 12:45 PM	#5
Tara Guest Posts: n/a	Falc had one last week

06-03-06, 01:20 PM	#9
Iansv Guest Posts: n/a	I get 2 or 3 a day from various banks i've never even had any dealings with... I really must change my email address

06-03-06, 01:30 PM	#10
embee Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 2,804	I've had phone calls but thankfully so far no e-mails. The phone calls usually go along the lines "this is just a courtesy call, can you please confirm your mother's maiden name" etc. Not very clever, but brazen. Why don't the Banks etc just set traps by completing false details and follow the resulting actions by the scammers? I'm sure they could solve this if they wanted to, they just can't be @r$ed.