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Title: If you online bank with Natwest be careful
Post by: Andy on July 05, 2014, 11:27:48 am
Got a email of natwest bank to confirm my on line bank details including my card details,Thought it sounded strange so rang Natwest and it is a scam to get your details


(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FMobile_Uploads%2F2014-07%2FScreenshot_2014-07-05-10-52-10_zpsuvcori5d.png&hash=b3cdc95eb6c2ac3e1feada1ce9edf2797b464959)
Title: Re: If you online bank with Natwest be careful
Post by: Viking on July 05, 2014, 11:39:41 am
Usual sort of thing this mate. I get 'em from banks I don't even have an account with, and they just send them to as many folk as they can in the hope they catch the odd one or two.

I'd remove your email address from the pic to prevent other scammers farming it and what have you.
Title: Re: If you online bank with Natwest be careful
Post by: Harz on July 05, 2014, 11:40:00 am
Get these on a daily basis even though I don't bank with them...
Title: Re: If you online bank with Natwest be careful
Post by: jelwood on July 05, 2014, 12:15:57 pm
Yeah they send out thousands on the hope that if even 1 or 2 people fall for it they're onto a winner.

Hotmail seem pretty good filtering then straight to junk though
Title: Re: If you online bank with Natwest be careful
Post by: Nodz on July 05, 2014, 12:16:43 pm
I get loads of emails from all the banks even tho I'm only with natwest and just ignore them all and never click the links.

Easiest way to tell is the email address its from, I've had loads from the banks but from a paypal email :stupid:
Title: Re: If you online bank with Natwest be careful
Post by: chungster on July 05, 2014, 01:39:07 pm
Come on, did you seriously think that email was from Natwest? The website link is just comical - nwolb.com  :signLOL:

Title: Re: If you online bank with Natwest be careful
Post by: betty_swollox on July 05, 2014, 01:59:43 pm
Come on, did you seriously think that email was from Natwest? The website link is just comical - nwolb.com  :signLOL:




nwolb
NatWest Online Banking

Makes sense to me  :fighting2: :fighting2: :fighting2: :fighting2:
Title: Re: If you online bank with Natwest be careful
Post by: rdfcpete on July 05, 2014, 02:04:30 pm
^ It's a good bit of spam as Natwest themselves do indeed own the https://www.nwolb.com/ domain.

Google it, it's the first result.
Title: Re: If you online bank with Natwest be careful
Post by: Viking on July 05, 2014, 02:08:52 pm
All they've done is list the Nat West On Line Banking website, and behind that it'll link to a different website. If you hover the mouse over the link (it won't on the one above as it's a screenshot of the email) it will say "Links to www.scammerdomain.com" or suchlike.
Title: Re: If you online bank with Natwest be careful
Post by: Andy on July 05, 2014, 02:24:29 pm
Come on, did you seriously think that email was from Natwest? The website link is just comical - nwolb.com  :signLOL:


didn't think it was  of the bank but some body might
Title: Re: If you online bank with Natwest be careful
Post by: DaveB@Vagbremtechnic on July 05, 2014, 03:41:08 pm
use nwolb.com most days!
Title: Re: If you online bank with Natwest be careful
Post by: chungster on July 05, 2014, 04:17:55 pm
I've only ever known Natwest to be Natwest.co.uk - but yeah I agree the link behind it can point to something else, hence I always hover over links to see what site it actually points to

Like most banks online banking is part of their main website. But then I never use NW so didn't realise they've been using nwolb


Title: Re: If you online bank with Natwest be careful
Post by: Deako on July 05, 2014, 04:19:42 pm
Did you just join the internetz today?
Title: Re: If you online bank with Natwest be careful
Post by: betty_swollox on July 05, 2014, 04:24:55 pm
Did you just join the internetz today?

 :signLOL: :signLOL:
Title: Re: If you online bank with Natwest be careful
Post by: Andy on July 05, 2014, 05:07:30 pm
Did you just join the internetz today?
not joined as yet  :signLOL:
Title: Re: If you online bank with Natwest be careful
Post by: Frenzy on July 05, 2014, 10:57:46 pm
get scammed by the scammers or get scammed anyway by the banks - you takes your picks and all...  :grin:
Title: Re: If you online bank with Natwest be careful
Post by: vRS Carl on July 05, 2014, 11:27:25 pm
Come on, did you seriously think that email was from Natwest? The website link is just comical - nwolb.com  :signLOL:



That's how Natwest comes up when you log in to it as you can see from my screenshot :confused:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fww275%2FTaufe%2FScreenShot2014-07-05at232445.png&hash=ca724adb8462df43aa2f429576baa7b99de73d8d)

I never read any emails etc from the bank. If they want to tell me something important they will either write to me or ring me. If they ring me and i'm suspicious i ask for their name and tell them i will call them back.