Fake HSBC emails...
OK, so I got one today that was supposedly from them.
It says that I need to verify some account details, and gives what looks to be a genuine link.
There are some things to note though...
1. It is addressed to my email account, not my name...'Dear abcd@abcd.com...' (not how it would be done if it was really HSBC)
2. I have NEVER banked with HSBC...
These things alone are indicative of a scam email...
Another tell tale sign that it is bad, is that the link doesn't actually go to where it says it goes...
The link looks like it goes to a secure (https) HSBC site, but when you look at it, it actually goes to a .ro website, which is romanian...so obviously not from HSBC...
This email was correctly caught by the hotmail spam filter, but I still thought it was a good idea to warn about it...
So please leave it in junk and do not open it...
I have also forwarded it to the real bank's phishing address...
EDIT: Another worrying thing is that this is (I think) the first piece of spam that has been sent directly to my exact email address...where did they get it (also the same with a lot of my friends...)
-Scott-