Bank of Ireland 365 Scam
Here is a scam that, very unusually, escaped the Google spam filters and arrived in my Gmail inbox.
It should be easily spotted as an attempt at fraud. The first, and most obvious clue being that it has come from a criminal whose email address is: inakiares@telefonica.net
Read on through the email, which is in poor English. October is spelt wrongly, cancelled is spelt wrongly, and enrolment is spelt wrongly.
“Note: This is a copy of the notice we sent to your primary email address.
To confirm your enrollment, you must sign on by Octomber 23, 2015.
For your security, your online access is due to expire if you have not signed on by the date above. If you signed up for Bill Pay, your Bill Pay service, including any pending payments or payee information, will also be canceled at that time.
Follow these simple steps to sign on to Bank Of Ireland 365 Online:
1.Click here to Sign On, enter your username and password, and click Go.
2.If you have forgotten your username enter only your password, click the Username Help link and follow the quick, step-by-step instructions.Once you sign on, you can view your Bank Of Ireland accounts in one secure place, monitor account activity, transfer money, view statements, and much more.
If you have questions, we’re available, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please do not reply to this automated email.
Thank you,
365 Online Service”
No bank would send such a communication. Delete the email, and if you are confident with such things, send inakiares@telefonica.net an email telling him what you think of him.
I love getting those urgent alerts from banks I have no dealings with [and some I have never even heard of].
A word of caution though – while it is very tempting to send a somewhat inflammatory reply that can have its own dangers. “Inakiares” will happily ignore your message but add your email address to his list of verified addresses ripe for bulk mailing and spamming.
In moments of extreme boredom though I have clicked on their links and filled out their forms with absolute rubbish. I get a moments pleasure imagining them frantically banging in a password and wondering why on earth it doesn’t work…
I have an old Hotmail address I use for such occasions (I also use it in those premises that make you register to use their Wifi)
Keep up your good work on scams
The latest ones are from Irish Water and Eir
I thought that the Irish Water one was very clever, I had started to fill in the form before it dawned on me
I also likd your blog on “They also serve………”
Thanks, Brian.
Some of the stuff is very convincing – if in doubt, don’t!