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Old 19-10-2006, 15:11   #16
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Re: Phishing Warning

This is the line that got me.

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Summer 2006 has been hard for our Bank due to the increasing number of clandestine practices.
In my experience, banks tend NOT to admit they are having security problems, as any bank having security problems would lose a lot of customers.
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Old 19-10-2006, 17:30   #17
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Re: Phishing Warning

Maybe they are refering to clandestine practices by the bank's management
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Old 19-10-2006, 19:44   #18
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Re: Phishing Warning

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Originally Posted by Stuart C View Post
This is the line that got me.



In my experience, banks tend NOT to admit they are having security problems, as any bank having security problems would lose a lot of customers.
I didn't even get that far:

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Dear Client of Halifax Online!
Whats wrong with this line?

A: They would never address a customer in this manner
B: They would never use an exclmation mark
C: Captial C?, capital O?

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