An Email with the Subject "Abbey Information Update" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:32:00 -0800 and has been classified as a Phishing, ID Theft Scam Email. The sender shows as Abbey National Plc <alert@abbey.co.uk>.
The email address was probably spoofed. Do not reply to or contact any persons or organizations referenced in this email, or follow any URLs as you may expose yourself to scammers and, at the very least, you will be added to their email address lists for spam purposes.
Dear Abbey
ebanking-services user,
As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the ebanking system. We recently contacted you after noticing an issue on your account. We requested information from you for the following reason: Our system detected unauthorized use of a bank account linked to ebanking accounts. Attention for all ebanking-services users! Next page - list of supported banks! Case ID Number: Abbey -8870-918 Be sure to log in securely by hyperlink below. Once you log in, you will be provided with new account details and steps to confirm your account security. We appreciate your understanding as we work to ensure your account safety. Login by clicking here:
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Abbey National plc. Registered Office: Abbey National House, 2 Triton Square, Regent's Place, London, NW1 3AN, United Kingdom. Registered Number 2294747. Registered in England. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. FSA
registration number 106054. For more information visit www.fsa.gov.uk/register .
Abbey and the flame logo are registered
trademarks. |
As part of our security measures, we regularly screen activity in the ebanking system. We recently contacted you after noticing an issue on your account.
We requested information from you for the following reason: Our system detected unauthorized use of a bank account linked to ebanking accounts.
Attention for all ebanking-services users! Next page - list of supported banks! Case ID Number: Abbey -8870-918 Be sure to log in securely by hyperlink below. Once you log in, you will be provided with new account details and steps to confirm your account security. We appreciate your understanding as we work to ensure your account safety. Login by clicking here: