*Warning* ABSA phishing email going around

[James]

Just a warning that an email is going around from 'Absa' saying

Unlock your profile

For your security, your online banking profile has been locked due to inactivity or because of too many failed login attempts.


Please click Next to Unlock your Internet Banking.

It looks all pretty and it done in the same style as the internet banking page. Please don't fill it in as it is a phishing scam to get your details.

 

[mercurial]

thanks

 

[The_Unbeliever]

I will fill it in with garbage

 

[mercurial]

I will fill it in with garbage

or your enemy's info moohooohaahaahaa

 

[gregmcc]

Its scary to think people out there still fall for phishing mails!

 

[CellBel]

Thx for the info.

 

[ambo]

Have you reported that to ABSA and to your ISP?

 

[stoke]

I'm going to enter my boss's details .. *smirk*

 

[incaseofire]

You'd be surprised how many people will fill in their details...

 

[swim]

You'd be surprised how many people will fill in their details...

Tell me about it my wife done that a year ago and lost 4k

 

[incaseofire]

Tell me about it my wife done that a year ago and lost 4k

...they feed on the good hearted nature of trusting human beings...

 

[gregmcc]

trusting human beings

There's still trusting people out there??

Haven't they been watching the x-files "Trust No One"

 

[incaseofire]

There's still trusting people out there??

Haven't they been watching the x-files "Trust No One"

well.....if some people still fill in these types of scams, clearly they still trust their banks with their info...as we all do...

 

[ambo]

well.....if some people still fill in these types of scams, clearly they still trust their banks with their info...as we all do...

I was given a figure of 12% the other day. Don't recall if that was locally or international but thats still a shocking percentage of people responding to these scams.