HSBC Phishing Scam

Phishing Scam E-mails

The email claiming to be from HSBC and instructing you to restore your account access appears to be a phishing scam. Phishing e-mails are e-mails from scam artists who use official looking webpages designed to trick you into believing they are from a corporate website that you have an account with. Once you are at the site, they will ask you to provide or verify personal information such as bank account information, credit card information, social security information and password information. If you get such an e-mail, you should delete it and do not provide any of the requested information. However, if you are not convinced that you have a fraudulent e-mail, please contact HSBC directly and explain the e-mail you received. If you give out any personal information, contact HSBC immediately and depending on what information you gave out, it may be wise to take measures to protect against identity theft (e.g. contact credit agencies, close accounts, cleanse computer). Many email solicitations that appear to be phishing emails are set forth throughout this website and below:

HSBC

personal & business account

Security Alert

Please note that Your HSBC UK Internet Banking Account is about to expire. In order for it to remain active, please use the link below to proceed and restore Your Account.

http://www.hsbc.co.uk/1/2/personal/pib-home

The information provided on this website is provided for informational purposes only and should not be considered legal advice.

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Subject:	Please Restore Your Account Access
From:	"Hsbc Security Alert" <service@hsbc.co.uk>
Date:	Mon, 13 Mar 2006 16:18:20 -0600