An Email with the Subject "Attention! Your Halifax account has been violated!" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:58:38 -0700 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as Halifax Internet Banking <helpdesk@Halifax-online.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 Customer
Attention! Your Halifax account has been violated!
Someone with ip address 82.18.39.233 tried to access your personal account!
As a result we are making an extra security check on all of our Customers account
in order to protect their information from theft and fraud.
Due to this, you are
requested to follow the provided steps and confirm your Online Banking
details for the safety of your Accounts. Please
Click Here To Start .
However, Failure to do so may result in temporary account
suspension. Please understand that this is a security measure
intended to help protect you and your account. We apologize for any
inconvenience.
Thanks for your co-operation.
Fraud Prevention Unit
Legal
Advisor
Halifax PLC.