Phishing Scams, Credit Card Fraud & Identity Theft
Barclays Online Banking (2005)
This is one of a collection of phony “phishing” emails. We don’t send these messages! We just collect and document them here for the benefit of others.
Use caution with your email so you won’t get caught in the con artists’ traps!
From: “Barclays Bank PLC” acccountupdates@barclays.co.uk
Subject: Update your online banking informations
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 17:37:10 +0100
Important Notice: Sep. 9, 2005
Dear Sir/Madam,
Barclays Bank PLC. always looks forward for the high security of our clients. Some customers have been receiving an email claiming to be from Barclays advising them to follow a link to what appear to be a Barclays web site, where they are prompted to enter their personal Online Banking details. Barclays is in no way involved with this email and the web site does not belong to us.
Barclays is proud to announce about their new updated secure system. We updated our new SSL servers to give our customers a better, fast and secure online banking service.
Due to the recent update of the servers, you are requested to please update your account info at the following link.
http://www.barclays.co.uk/cgi-bin/accountupdate/1,00,102
J. S. Smith
Security Advisor
Barclays Bank PLC.
Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.
For assistance, log in to your Barclays Online Banking account and choose the “Help” link on any page.
Barclays Email ID # 1009
