GlynnP Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 (edited) Not defo these are scams but them seam too dodgy to be real.Today i recieved an email from "halifax" saying " Dear halifax customer,During our regularly scheduled account maintenance and verification procedures, we have detected a slight error in your billing information."I thought this was dodgy because surly if they had noticed somthing they would ring me and not email , and also use my name not Dear halifax customer.But the main reason and most important reason being i dont even bank with halifax nor anybody in my family Then this evening a recieved an email from "bank of america" saying " We detected irregular activity on your Bank of America Check Card on 4/22/2007. For your protection, you must verify this activity before you can continue using your card."Which strangly sounds familar to the last opening sentance Once again i dont bank with them no do i have a bank check card. Just thought i would warn people and see who else has recieved these emails.Its just funny how i got 2 in the 1 day saying pretty much the same thing and i dont even bank with them.Thanks Edited April 23, 2007 by RealRiding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrix Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 I think most people get these.But lets hope mr awodgwa tictactoe gets a slapping one day eh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Yeah, found another one in my junk this morningSimple reply of "Dear sir, f**k off and die" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoyoyo Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 But lets hope mr awodgwa tictactoe gets a slapping one day eh Scambaiter They do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR_Trials Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Yeah, found another one in my junk this morningSimple reply of "Dear sir, f**k off and die"Haha, that got me smiling .Yeah i get email telling me to verify my credit card details and I'm not even 18. They just send them to so many emails in the hope that somebody will give them there details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.E.A.U Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 someone emaild me from nigeria saying i have like 2 million pound and to claim i have to send 200 pound to him and then ill get it. I gave him my number as a joke and he rang me etc was so funny. Then he was demanding shit so i said he was fat and hes gay and hung up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 If you have nothing to do with that bank, then it's obviously a scam.Infact, no bank would even email you about anything to do with your account, especially about billing errors and whatnot. They'd ring you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjow Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 I've done a bit of scambaiting in my time, I have only collected one trophy (a guy holding a sign for me saying I AM JOB).As for those emails, if there's even the slightest thought it could be dodgy - it is. If in doubt, when you go to enter your details just type the URL in the address bar - halifax.co.uk, so then you know it's not a dodgy link.Any email you get from a bank asking for details is a scam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrix Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Scambaiter They do.Thankyou dude! You made my evening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Infact, no bank would even email you about anything to do with your account, especially about billing errors and whatnot. They'd ring you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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