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Hom3r

19-10-2005 19:29

Yet another scam claiming to be HSBC

Email had the came from following address & subject

HSBC [Security@HSBC.Online.co.uk]
IMPORTANT - Your address on our records is not valid

me283

19-10-2005 19:43

Re: Yet another scam claiming to be HSBC

I get regular ones from (allegedly) Ebay and Paypal. All fake. Most annoying.

Tuftus

19-10-2005 19:57

Re: Yet another scam claiming to be HSBC

Forward them all to spoof@ebay.com / spoof@paypal.com (obviously only the ebay / paypal ones) one day they will get the scammers behind it all... maybe.

me283

19-10-2005 20:16

Re: Yet another scam claiming to be HSBC

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Originally Posted by Tuftus

Forward them all to spoof@ebay.com / spoof@paypal.com (obviously only the ebay / paypal ones) one day they will get the scammers behind it all... maybe.

Yep, been doing that for a long time. Yet still they come...

Tuftus

19-10-2005 20:20

Re: Yet another scam claiming to be HSBC

Quote:

Originally Posted by me283

Yep, been doing that for a long time. Yet still they come...

Same here, hope springs eternal hey? :)

me283

19-10-2005 20:56

Re: Yet another scam claiming to be HSBC

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tuftus

Same here, hope springs eternal hey? :)

We can but dream...

Strange thing is, the Paypal ones go to an email address that isn't registered with Paypal! :confused: I'm often tempted to give them some details though... obviously very dodgy ones you understand!

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