08-14-2013, 08:00 PM
I thought about posting this for a while because it seems to me that most of the people in this forum are very savvy and already know better than to fall for any of these fake emails.
But I just keep getting them - even though I always just delete them.
The way it works is that some scumbag sends me an email that looks very much like it comes from a big respected bank. The message says they are having some "security problems" with my account and just need me to verify some of my account information - like my account number.
They want me to give them my account number? They must think I'm a complete idiot. After all, I don't even have an account with their bank.
Actually, they just send this fake email out to millions of people and if only one in about one hundred thousand send them their account number, I guess they will be happy.
After all, they can then just empty their bank accounts or do something else horrible to these poor people.
I always thought that everyone here was too savvy to fall for such a stupid scheme. But it pisses me off that they keep sending me these emails and so I figure the only good way I can retaliate is by warning others never to fall for this scam.
Your bank would never send you an email requesting you tell them your account number. They already know your account number.
But I just keep getting them - even though I always just delete them.
The way it works is that some scumbag sends me an email that looks very much like it comes from a big respected bank. The message says they are having some "security problems" with my account and just need me to verify some of my account information - like my account number.
They want me to give them my account number? They must think I'm a complete idiot. After all, I don't even have an account with their bank.
Actually, they just send this fake email out to millions of people and if only one in about one hundred thousand send them their account number, I guess they will be happy.
After all, they can then just empty their bank accounts or do something else horrible to these poor people.
I always thought that everyone here was too savvy to fall for such a stupid scheme. But it pisses me off that they keep sending me these emails and so I figure the only good way I can retaliate is by warning others never to fall for this scam.
Your bank would never send you an email requesting you tell them your account number. They already know your account number.