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Email title: NatWest Bank Online Message Notification
Date reported: Wednesday 4th June, 2008
Sender [return address]: National Westminster Bank Plc [onlineservice-email@nwolb.com]
Spoof website URL: http://troyesaubejudo.free.fr/administrator/images/~/www.natwest.com/Login.php

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Comments: Several characteristics typical of a phishing email are apparent.

  1. Be wary of emails addressed to "Dear Valued Client", "Dear Customer" or some other unfamiliar term
  2. Poor grammar and sentence construction
  3. We NEVER send emails asking customers to verify their secure online banking details. Any email asking you to 'verify your account' or 'confirm your sign in details', is certainly a scam.
  4. Beware of links in emails. This phishing email has a log in button which has been disguised so it appears to be taking you to our genuine online banking log in page. In fact, it takes you somewhere different – a spoof website set up by the fraudsters to try and get you to hand over your details. Hovering your mouse pointer over the ‘log in’ button reveals the unfamiliar web address (URL) of the fake site.
  5. When viewing the fake website, no secure padlock icon is visible in the web browser

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Email title: Customer Notification: Data Confirmation!
Date reported: Wednesday 4th June, 2008
Sender [return address]: National Westminster Bank [autonotify.id475194-8536698ncf@natwest.com]
Spoof website URL: http://www.natwest.com/serverstack/usersdirectory/ncf.aspx?pc=82492502091881818887949300682360063079155851810550877606&
id=47983344889

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Comments: Several characteristics typical of a phishing email are apparent.

  1. Be wary of emails addressed to "customer of NatWest bank", "Dear Valued Customer" or some other unfamiliar term.
  2. Poor grammar and sentence construction
  3. We NEVER send emails asking customers to verify their secure online banking details or supply personal details
  4. Beware of links in emails. This phishing email has a URL link to a spoof website set up by the fraudsters to try and get you to hand over your details. The web address (URL) may look familiar (www.natwest.com/...). However, hovering your mouse pointer over the link reveals the unfamiliar URL used by the fake site.

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Email title: Your NatWest Online Banking is about to expire
Date reported: Tuesday 3rd June, 2008
Sender [return address]: NatWest Online Banking [onlineservices-code848437548578@natwest.com]
Spoof website URL: http://www.fasleno.com/poll/image/Login.php

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Comments: Several characteristics typical of a phishing email are apparent.

  1. Poor grammar and sentence construction
  2. We NEVER send emails asking customers to activate or verify their secure online banking details. Any email asking you to 'verify your account' or 'confirm your sign in details', is certainly a scam.
  3. Beware of links in emails. This phishing email has an 'activate' button which has been disguised so it appears to be taking you to our genuine online banking login page. In fact, it takes you somewhere different - a spoof website set up by the fraudsters to try and get you to hand over your details. Hovering your mouse pointer over the 'Activate' button reveals the unfamiliar web address (URL) of the fake site.

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