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« on: Thursday, February 18, 2010, 23:10:34 »

Be careful people just had a tax scam which looked really legit from "HMRC" saying i was due a tax rebate which if you click on takes you to a fake HMRC site then asks for your bank details.

LOOKED VERY VERY REAL
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« Reply #1 on: Thursday, February 18, 2010, 23:12:53 »

I really don't understand how people fall for these scams. No one just gives money out.
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« Reply #2 on: Thursday, February 18, 2010, 23:23:06 »

I had one from 'paypal' asking me to verify my account details. All the input boxes were within an email and you click a button to submit.
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« Reply #3 on: Thursday, February 18, 2010, 23:29:53 »

Im expecting a tax rebate and it was maybe luckily pretty much spot on, it linked to a site which now looking at it is identical to the official HMRC site. Was very very believable.
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« Reply #4 on: Thursday, February 18, 2010, 23:33:18 »

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/security/examples.htm
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nochee

« Reply #5 on: Friday, February 19, 2010, 07:43:47 »

They would send you a cheque, not ask you for your bank details.
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« Reply #6 on: Friday, February 19, 2010, 08:04:46 »

I've had loads of these, also had something similar pretending to be from HSBC saying I had money in m,y account or something. I don't and never have had an account with HSBC.
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« Reply #7 on: Friday, February 19, 2010, 08:29:04 »

 Fishing.

That tax one has been around a few years...moan at your ISP for having a shit spam filter.
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« Reply #8 on: Friday, February 19, 2010, 08:32:46 »

I had one from 'paypal' asking me to verify my account details. All the input boxes were within an email and you click a button to submit.
i get that, and i also get emails from HSBC telling me to varify my details, I dont even have an account with HSBC.
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« Reply #9 on: Friday, February 19, 2010, 10:41:13 »

It's not the ISP that needs to be persecuted. It's the scum who send it
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« Reply #10 on: Friday, February 19, 2010, 11:49:19 »

I get loads....never ever give details ...end of.

Easy how people get caught though, some are very professional looking.
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« Reply #11 on: Friday, February 19, 2010, 11:51:42 »

I like the ones that ask you to fill in your details. I fill them in as follows...

Name: Fuck off
Address: You scamming little cunt
etc..etc...
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« Reply #12 on: Friday, February 19, 2010, 11:55:25 »

I like the ones that ask you to fill in your details. I fill them in as follows...

Name: Fuck off
Address: You scamming little cunt
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I did that a couple of times.
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« Reply #13 on: Friday, February 19, 2010, 18:15:18 »

i get that, and i also get emails from HSBC telling me to varify my details, I dont even have an account with HSBC.

Yeah Lloyds TSB seems to hit my spam filter a lot
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« Reply #14 on: Monday, February 22, 2010, 10:54:27 »

I just received an e-mail from the FBI stating my ATM card was ready...
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