INTERNET FRAUD
USE SECURE SITES LOOK FOR HTTPS
AND
LOOK OUT FOR FORGED E-MAILS
'SOMETHING LIKE'
BEWARE
WEB SCAM TO FLEECE TAXPAYER
CYBER-CROOKS HAVE SET UP AN HM REVENUE & CUSTOMS WEB SCAM IN A BID TO FLEECE TAXPAYERS.
A BOGUS EMAIL-SENT FROM A HIGHLY CONVINCING ADMIN@HMRC GOV
THE EMAIL ASKS THEM TO COMPLETE A ‘TAX REFUND REQUEST FORM’ VIA A LINK WHERE THEY ARE ASKED FOR BANK OR CREDIT CARD DETAILS.
AND TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO RAID VICTIMS ACCOUNTS THE SCAMMERS ADD PLEASE ALLOW US 15-30 DAYS IN ORDER TO PROCESS IT.
AN HMRC SPOKESMAN WARNED THESE EMAILS SEEN GENUINE BUT WE NEVER
USE EMAILS TO INFORM PEOPLE ABOUT REBATES.
'DEAR VALUED CUSTOMER
YOU HAVE A NEW MESSAGE WAITING IN YOUR INBOX FOLDER
CLICK HEAR TO READ'
HM REVENUE & CUSTOMS
TAX REFUND
"Notification:"
HM Revenue & Customs never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.
"Due to our MID-YEAR upgrade, we kindly request you to update your online banking details, do not hesitate to fill all the requested information(s) in the link below and reconfirm your online account details. "
" Our new security system will help you to avoid unauthorized access to your account and keep your investment safe. "
"A number of customers of other financial institutions have recently been targeted with deceptive emails linking to falsified bank websites."
"To ensure that messages from YOUR BANK are delivered to your inbox, please set your personal e-mail filter to accept e-mail from NAME OF BANK.com. "
"Your Online Banking Is Temproarily Locked''
"Due to the ongoing improvements, we kindly ask you to update your online banking details byclicking here. "
"YOUR BANK has been receiving complaints from our customers about the service of the BANK Online banking."
"Due to concerns,for the safety and intergrity of the online banking community We have issued the following warning message."
''Over the next few days, you'll see a number of initiatives that we'll put in place to make sure you stay secure and to help you protect your Internet banking information."
"The bank congratulates you as a devoted customer and rewards you with a shopping cheque of 500 pounds, but We were unable to send your reward cheque due to a possible error your home address information "
Please verify your information:
'AS THE TECHNICAL SERVICE OF THE BANK HAVE BEEN CURRENTLY UPDATING THE SOFWARE'
'OUR NEW SECURITY SYSTEM WILL HELP YOU TO AVIOD FREQUENTLY FRAUD TRANSACTIONS AND TO KEEP YOUR INVESTMENTS IN SAFELY'
'DUE TO CONCERNS FOR THE SAFETY AND INTEGRITY OF THE (NAME OF BANK) ACCOUNT WE HAVE ISSUED THIS WARING MESSAGE'
'IT AS COME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT YOUR ACCOUNT/ONLINE ACCOUNT NEEDS TO BE UPDATED'
'WE HAVE REASON TO BELIVE THAT YOUR ACCOUNT WAS HIJACKED BY A THIRD PARTY WITHOUT YOUR AUTHORIZITION'
'WE EARNESTLY ASK YOU TO VISIT THE FOLLOWING LINK AND TO CONFIRM YOUR BANK DATA'
'CONSTANTLY WORKING TOWARDS SECURITY OF ALL IT'S ONLINE BANKING USERS'
'WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR ACCOUNT COULD BE SUSPENDED IF YOU DON'T RE-UP-DATE YOUR ACCOUNT INFORMATION'
'GREETING: THIS IS A NOTE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE HAVING DIFFICUITY VERIFYING SOME OF YOUR CREDIT CARD INFORMATION'
'THIS IS A REMINDER THAT A PAYMENT FOR YOUR CARD/BANK STATEMENT IS DUE'
'YOUR ACCOUNT HAS RECENTLY BEEN ACCESSED FROM A FOREIGN COUNTRY'
'DETAILS CONFIRMATION:SECURITY ALERT PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE'
'TECHNICAL SERVICES OF THE BANK ARE CARRING OUT A PLANNED SOFTWARE UPGRADE'
'DAYS AGO OUR ONLINE BANKING SECURITY TEAM HAS OBSERVED MULTIPIE LOGONS ON YOUR ACCOUNT PLEASE SIGN IN TO CONTINUE TO THE VERIFICATION PROCESS'
'We are working towards security of all it's online banking users. We periodically and randomly review accounts we require you to update your account information'
'PLEASE NOTE YOUR INTERNET BANKING
ACCOUNT IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE'
'NAME OF BANK: DOES NOT REQUEST ANY INFO TO IT'S CUSTOMERS. WE ONLY ASK THAT THE CUSTOMER SHOULD CHECK HIS ONLINE ACCOUNT STATUS AND ANNOUNCE ANY CHANGE OF THE DATA ON FILE OR ANY OTHER UNUSUAL PROBLEM AND CONTACT THE BANK
PLEASE GO TO:YOU WILL BE TAKEN TO A SPOOF WEBSITE'
ALL WILL TELL YOU TO CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW
'IF THEY SAY YOUR ACCOUNT NEEDS TO BE UPDATED
OR PLANNED SOFTWARE UPGRADE
BE VERY WARY'
!!!CHECK WITH YOUR BANK FIRST!!!
PLEASE THINK WHO THE E-MAIL FROM BEFORE YOU OPEN
DON'T OPEN ATTACHMENTS FROM ANYONE UNLESS YOU ARE 100% CONFIDENT THAT THEY ARE SAFE, OR HAVE SCANNED THEM FOR VIRUSES
DON'T RESPOND TO EMAILS REQUESTING YOUR PASSWORD, BANKING DETAILS OR ANY OTHER SECURITY DETAILS
MESSAGE SUBJECTS TO BE WARY OF INCLUDE
YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT IS SUSPENDED FOR SECURITY REASONS
ACCOUNT ALERT/ SECURITY MEASURES/FW:NOTICE:**LAST WARNING**
DETECTED*ONLINE USER VIOLATION
IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION
*WARNING* YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT WILL BE CLOSED
IF RECEIVING E-MAILS ASKING FOR SENSITIVE INFORMATION TO DELETE THEM STRAIGHT AWAY
REPORT SUSPECTED ABUSES OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION TO THE COMPANY WHICH HAS BEEN SPOOFED
!!!PLEASE BE WARY IF YOU ARE IN DOUBT!!!
WARNING
CONMEN PREY ON WEBSITES
FRAUDSTERS ARE TRAWLING SOCIAL NETWORK WEBSITES LIKE FACEBOOK AND BEBO TO STEAL PEOPLE’S IDENTITIES. CRIMINALS CAN FIND ENOUGH PERSONAL DETAILS NEEDED TO OBTAIN LOANS AND CREDIT CARDS ‘IN A MATTER OF MINUTES’. MANY USERS POST DETAILS SUCH AS THEIR DATE OF BIRTH, PHONE NUMBER AND HOME ADDRESS. AND SOME GIVE AWAY THEIR
USERS ARE URGED TO USE PRIVACY SETTING ON THEIR WEBSITE PROFILE – OR NOT POST ANY SENSITIVE DETAILS AT ALL.
Crime on the Internet
More than 3 million and online crimes took place in
‘It shows it's even more important to be VIGILANT about handing out personal data online.’
REPORT ALL CRIME
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FORWARD EMAIL SCAMS/PHISHING SCAMS/
MONEY MULE EMAILS/TROJAN EMAILS
TO
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