An Email with the Subject "HSBC Alert! Update Your Online Banking Information" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:56:52 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as HSBC Bank plc <customerservice@hsbc.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.
Our security team observed that your account was logged on
unusually, which
might be as a result of sharing your personal
account's
details with unknow person. Issuing this
security message to you, is to ensure that
you don't have any
problem with your account.
Therefore, you are advised to get the
account re-updated through the HSBC Online security
service link
below and keep the account's detail alone with you.
Thank you for understanding and helping
us improve.
Sincerely,
HSBC Bank Account Review Department.
HSBC Bank UK.
Our security team observed that your account was logged on
unusually, which
might be as a result of sharing your personal
account's
details with unknow person. Issuing this
security message to you, is to ensure that
you don't have any
problem with your account.
Therefore, you are advised to get the
account re-updated through the HSBC Online security
service link
below and keep the account's detail alone with you.
Thank you for understanding and helping
us improve.
Sincerely,
HSBC Bank Account Review Department.
HSBC Bank UK.