Internet Banking Scams Up Their Game

Dean

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So I just received this email from '[email protected]'

It includes the Nedbank Footer/Logo, and seems completely legit - without any of the usual clear giveaways (other than a grammatical error) and the fact that it offers the Standard Bank Group's privacy policy for Nedbank and Standard Bank's tagline :wtf:

These guys are getting way too professional for my liking.

Dear Customer,

Due to multiple login attempt error while logon to your NedBank account, We detected irregular activity on your NedBank internet banking. For your protection, you must verify to secure your account before you can continue using your internet banking account.

Please visit Internet Banking to review your account activity, we will review the activity and secure your account with you and upon verification, we will remove any restrictions placed on your account.

To initiate the verification process: verify this alert (CLICK HERE TO PROCEED)


Inspired. Motivated. Involved.
Copyright NedBank. All rights reserved.
NedBank. South Africa Limited (Reg. No. 1962/000738/06). Authorised financial services provider. Registered credit provider (NCRCP15).

Disclaimer and confidentiality note:
Everything in this email and any attachments relating to the official business of NedBank Group Limited is proprietary to the group.
It is confidential, legally privileged and protected by law. NedBank does not own and endorse any other content.
The person addressed in the email is the sole authorised recipient.
Please notify the sender immediately if it has unintentionally reached you and do not read disclose or use the content in any way.

NedBank cannot assume that the integrity of this communication has been maintained nor that it is free of errors, virus, interception or interference.
For our privacy policy or for information about the Standard Bank group visit our website at www.nedbank.co.za.
 
Well, the banks themselves keep warning people that they will never ask you to click on a link in an email to access the site. If everyone will just follow that 1 point of common sense, then these scammers will virtually never succeed.
 
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