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Banking Scams - eMials - Fraudulent e-mails pretending to be from your bank are currently in circulation. These e-mails ask customers to provide their online sign-in details by clicking on a link in the email. The e-mails are a scam and an attempt to obtain money from customers accounts. Under no circumstances should you ever click on a link in an email saying it is from your bank. No bank would EVER ask for you to click on a link in an email and then take you to a website and ask for you to verify your username, password and other security details. |
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The people responsible for these emails send the same message to as many email addresses as they can find. They do not know your personal details but the aim of the email is to get them. Usually these emails will direct you to a site that will ask you to "update" or "verify" your details.
Never give these details away. Even if the site looks genuine, remember Barclays will never ask for your personal details by email. |
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DO NOT access any links, disclose your sign-in details or reply to the e-mail. |
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Forward the e-mail to your bank and then delete the email immediately. |
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Check your antivirus software is up to date, as the email may contain a virus. |
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If you think you may have given out any details inform your bank straight away. |
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These emails may seem genuine, but don't even be tempted by curiosity to open one up. You may not know it but there could also be other hidden dangers.
Scam emails pretend the page they send you to is secure or the Online Banking page, but it is NOT the genuine banks page.
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Often this page will look like your banks site, however it's not. Never click a link to Online Banking from an email. If you're ever in any doubt about a page's authenticity, remember to check the site certificate.
Banks NEVER link to Online Banking by email. |
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