An Email with the Subject "Important Account Notification" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Wed, 09 Nov 2011 21:56:26 -0800 and has been classified as a Phishing, ID Theft Scam Email. The sender shows as Barclays Online <support@vnet.com>.
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 Barclays account holder, We have detected unusual activity in your account. This may be the cause of logging into Online Banking from several IP addresses. To reduce the risk of unauthorized access, we have decided to limit your account until you complete the steps to have full access. To access the online profile validation form click on the following link: Click here to verify your account records Please note that this security method is intended to protect our members accounts. We are sorry for any inconvenience. David Brown, Security Assistant Manager, Barclays. |