The email claiming to be from Westpac Online Banking 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 Westpac directly and explain the e-mail
you received. If you give out any personal information, contact Westpac 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:
We are contacting you to remind you
that our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your
account. In accordance with Westpac Online Banking User Agreement and to
ensure that your account has not been accessed from fraudulent locations,
access to your account has been limited. Your account access will remain
limited until this issue has been resolved please log in your account by
clicking on the link bellow:
my
account activity
Security Advisor
Westpac Bank Services Authority.
Other
Westpacexamples can be found on the following pages: None
