Lloyds TSB email scam

Lloyds TSB Lloyds [email protected]

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From: Lloyds TSB ([email protected])
Sent: Thursday, 17 February 2011 1:43:56 AM
To: *my email*


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Dear *my email*,

Due to concerns for the safety and integrity of the online banking community we have issued the following warning message :

Your account will be suspended within the next 24 hours due to several unsuccessful login attemps on it.

To prevent this to happen please login securely to our activation link by clicking here today.

If you have already confirmed your information then please disregard this message.

Thank you for your time,
'Lloyds TSB' customer service.

We are sorry for any inconvenience that this might have caused.

(This e-mail has been sent to *my email* by 'Lloyds' Banking Group)


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© 2011 'Lloyds'Banking Group




Now this one is nothing like any scam I have come accross before but it sure got my attention. Firstly because it appeared in my junk folder in my inbox... all emails from Lloyds go to my inbox. Secondly, it said "dear *my emal", all previous emails I have received from Lloyds used my real name as after all they do have my personal details. Thirdly is the email it was sent from, that to me does not look anything like an email address used by an official bank. I did bank with Lloyds a couple of years ago and do still have an account with them but have not attempted to log on to the internet side of it as I don't even have internet access to my Lloyds account. And then of course there is the pitiful excuse for English, this is a well known British bank they aren't likely to have any and definitely not so many spelling and gramatical errors. Be alert Llyods customers their is a scammer trying to victimise their clients.

This is a phishing email. The text asking you to click "here" was probably a hyperlink leading to a phishing website/page. (Don't click it).

See this information on the real bank's website: http://www.lloydstsb.com/security/phishing.asp

They state:

We will NEVER send you an email, text message or a link direct to a website asking you to enter your Internet Banking details.

You can report phishing emails impersonating Lloyds to [email protected].

Yep, thought that was the case, not to worry I am smarter than to click links I don't trust and definitely smarter than to input my banking details. I received another from ANZ this time, a bank with which I have never held an account of any sort. ANZ doesn't even know of my existence so this one is definitely an illegitimate one too!

ANZ Bank ANZ [email protected]

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From: ANZ Bank ([email protected])
Sent: Thursday, 17 February 2011 11:07:42 AM
To: *my email*


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