National Irish Bank

The email claiming to be from National Irish Bank and instructing you to verify account information to avoid account suspension 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 National Irish Bank directly and explain the e-mail you received. If you give out any personal information, contact National Irish Bank 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 e-mail solicitations that appear to be phishing e-mails are set forth throughout this website and below:

Online Banking Update
Dear Valued Customer, Financial institutions in the Ireland have always been subject to attempts by criminals to try and defraud money from them and their customers. These attempts can occur in a number of ways (e.g. credit card fraud, telephone banking or Internet scams). As a part of our ongoing commitment to provide the "Best Possible" service and Protection to all our Members, we are now requiring each member to validate their account so as to be able to prevent your account from Fraud and identity theft. Please click on Continue to Log In button below to continue to the verification process. N.B (Failure to verify your account details correctly will lead to account suspension)

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

Scam Email Alert	A public service from the
Scam Email Alert	Law Offices of Thomas Gross
419 Fraud, Lottery Fraud, Phishing & Other Scams	Exposing Internet Fraud & Scams

To:
Subject:	Your Online Banking Update
From:	"National Irish Bank" <update@nib.ie>
Date:	Mon, 30 Oct 2006 09:49:15 +0100