One might think that people phishing for bank details would take some trouble to sound like an official body in their messages. How anyone with more than two brain cells to rub together would be taken in by this sort of thing is quite beyond me:
" Dear Customer:
We have introduce a new security firewall that will help you stay protected online, this is due to the rate of problems other UK banks are facing today from fraudstars.
In order to secure your account, we may require some specific information from you for the following reason:
We would like to ensure that your account was not accessed by an unauthorized third party.
as soon as you are log into your online it will automaticaly upgrade your online access protect your online access.
Please click the link below to upgrade your online access with the new firewall. " - phishing message received today from Cooperative Bank plc - as if
I just love "fraudstars" - the person writing the message is obviously a real fraudstar! The tenuous grasp of English grammar, spelling and usage makes me think that, just perhaps, the originator is not actually British. And his or her lack of knowledge of how a firewall works is a bit of a giveaway too.
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