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An Email with the Subject "HSBC Accounts Management" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sun, 20 Aug 2006 13:25:39 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "HSBC Bank" <update@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.
Dear valued member ,
We are glad to inform you that our
bank has a new security system. The updated technology will insure the security
of your payments trough our bank. Hoping you'll understand that we are doing
this for your own safety, we suggest you to renew your account .
Once you have renew
your records,
your
session will not be interrupted and will continue as normal.
To renew your HSBC Bank PLC. account information click on the following link:
https://www.hsbc.co.uk/1/2/personal/pib-home
Note: If we do not receive the
appropriate account verification within 48 hours, the account will be suspended.
The purpose of this verification is to ensure that your bank account has not
been fraudulently used and to combat the fraud from our community .
Best Regards ,
J. S.
Smith
Security Advisor
HSBC Bank PLC.
Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.
For assistance, log in to your HSBC Online Bank account and choose the "Help" link on any page.
HSBC Email ID # 1009