View Full Version : Halifax = BEWARE this one
Fourdents
02-05-2009, 16:39
Not the usual format to address customers !
Thanks to a lot of villa owners posting I am now more "cautious" and can spot a scam better than I used to . [msnsmile]
Dear Esteemed Customer,
This is an important Halifax bank security update
Sign in
This is an outbound only message, any queries sent to this email address cannot be answered.
Kind regards,
Halifax Secure
mfairhurst
02-05-2009, 16:42
We do not answer these as none of our banks e-mail us about anything so it is only a scam [msnmad]
MAUREEN
www.onlinefloridavillas.com/villas/1683.aspx
lafifille
02-05-2009, 19:16
Same with Paypal: if you get a legitimate e-mail from Paypal, it will always include your full name. All others, no matter how realistic (these guys are good [msnwink]), are scams.
Since when did Halifax regard their customers as 'esteemed'?! You have to laugh don't you.
Glad your learning curve is levelling out now Linda!
Madabouttigger
20-05-2009, 21:44
I got a phone call from Barclay Card, it was a sales pitch to try and get me to take out an insurance with them, but in order to continue they had to ask me security questions. As I hadn't contacted them I refused to answer them, and stated if I need to speak with them, I would ring direct. The guy on the other end of the phone got really confused because I wouldn't answer his security questions and ended up putting the phone down!!
Albert the Frog
21-05-2009, 00:12
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Madabouttigger
I got a phone call from Barclay Card, it was a sales pitch to try and get me to take out an insurance with them, but in order to continue they had to ask me security questions. As I hadn't contacted them I refused to answer them, and stated if I need to speak with them, I would ring direct. The guy on the other end of the phone got really confused because I wouldn't answer his security questions and ended up putting the phone down!!
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agree with you 100% they ring me and then start to ask security questions-i don't think so-it could be worse they could hide behind the data protection act that they don't understand!
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Albert the Frog
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Madabouttigger
I got a phone call from Barclay Card, it was a sales pitch to try and get me to take out an insurance with them, but in order to continue they had to ask me security questions. As I hadn't contacted them I refused to answer them, and stated if I need to speak with them, I would ring direct. The guy on the other end of the phone got really confused because I wouldn't answer his security questions and ended up putting the phone down!!
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agree with you 100% they ring me and then start to ask security questions-i don't think so-it could be worse they could hide behind the data protection act that they don't understand!
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Agree totally! I don't see why I have to prove who I am when they call my home phone - they should prove who they are!
I think the scammers are now using most banks names to try and get info from us. We have spams from Barclays, Halifax, Nat West..to name but a few. I don't even open them, just delete them.
Had Talk Talk ring me recently to let me know how I could 'enhance my experience with Boosts'. She got very cross when I let her know she was not supposed to cold call me as I had signed the form to that effect and under no circumstances would I give her any security details. When she said she needed me to tell her who my direct debit was with, so she obviously was not listening to what I said, I told her I wanted her bank details first so I could ring her bank and check with them she was who she said she was. At that point she hung up - so I hope she got the message.
Weve had two of these from the Halifax this morning asking to verify our Bank details. We do get at least 1 per week but the Bank seems to change each time.
Haven't these fruadsters got anything better to do.
Most people should know by now and the Banks remind us often enough that no Bank would ask you to verify your account details from an email.
andrewandcarole
21-05-2009, 17:43
Absolutely right - no bank will ever email you asking for information.
Also - if you get a phone call purporting to be from the bank and you are asked identifying questions - refuse to answer and phone back to the bank number you know is bona fide. I know someone who did give their answers to a 'bank' call - of course it wasn't the bank and their account was defrauded out of a lot of money.
mfairhurst
21-05-2009, 18:01
We got one from PAY PAL today and it was a scam so we just deleted it ,All they want is all your details .
MAUREEN
www.onlinefloridavillas.com/villas/1683.aspx
lafifille
21-05-2009, 21:31
I get those fraudulent "Paypal" mails about every day, some with mispelling that would make a 10 years old laugh. Paypal do send e-mails sometimes, but will always include your full name in them.
On my B&B's website, I get e-mails from foreign "families" who want to come and spend 2 full months, no expense spared, but unfortunately they have a temporary problem with their bank and need my bank account specs to send me full advance payment, and will even reward me with 20% of the sum if I pay their plane tickets for them, blah, blah ...I wish i had 1 euro each time I delete one of those :D