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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: dustycorner on March 15, 2006, 07:35:39 pm

Title: Halifax scam
Post by: dustycorner on March 15, 2006, 07:35:39 pm

Hi all,

Please be on your guard, when i opened my inbox tonight i had an alleged email from Halifax building society requesting that  i click on the attached link to verify my bank details.

This is obviously a scam i don't even bank with them, please be careful.

Cheers Mark.

Title: Re: Halifax scam
Post by: handyali on March 15, 2006, 10:07:12 pm

ive had theses too and hundreds claiming to be Barclays bank too. dont touch them with a bargepole. delete them straight away !!  ;D

Title: Re: Halifax scam
Post by: *Chris Browne on March 15, 2006, 10:08:25 pm

i have at least 20 a day of these,

chris

Title: Re: Halifax scam
Post by: Mike_G on March 15, 2006, 10:08:33 pm

Me too, Halifax and Barclays.

Title: Re: Halifax scam
Post by: handyali on March 15, 2006, 11:29:05 pm

yep about 20 a day sounds just about right !!  :o  ;D

Title: Re: Halifax scam
Post by: carpetclean on March 16, 2006, 07:32:32 am

i always reply and where you fill in the details i tell them to go and  #@#? themselves

Title: Re: Halifax scam
Post by: handyali on March 16, 2006, 09:36:45 am

thats fair enough . dont blame you. but be VERY careful as i believe sometimes when you open an email like this it can pass on viruses. thats the reason these people send them to you . guess they get a kick out of it ?? so be very careful !! :P

Title: Re: Halifax scam
Post by: Phoenix on March 17, 2006, 09:52:50 am

Be very very careful.

Best thing to do is have your JUNK E-MAIL settings set up properly.  You can also report these type of e-mails to your ISP.  Also have a good Anti-virus software package installed on your PC.

Viruses can and will infect your hard drive if you open them.

I bet you run your accounts on your PC. 

Virus infection = NO MORE ACCOUNTS!

WHO OWES WHAT?   Have MUCH VAT TO PAY?

AND THE LIST GOES ON & ON & ON!

Title: Re: Halifax scam
Post by: BSF on March 17, 2006, 05:45:38 pm

Quote from: Phoenix Cleaners on March 17, 2006, 09:52:50 am

Be very very careful.

Best thing to do is have your JUNK E-MAIL settings set up properly.  You can also report these type of e-mails to your ISP.  Also have a good Anti-virus software package installed on your PC.

Viruses can and will infect your hard drive if you open them.

I bet you run your accounts on your PC. 

Virus infection = NO MORE ACCOUNTS!

WHO OWES WHAT?   Have MUCH VAT TO PAY?

AND THE LIST GOES ON & ON & ON!

I think the most important thing you can do is backup all important files daily.

regards

Paul