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"HSBC Safeguard Action Required" Phishing Email

HSBC Safeguard Action Required Phishing Email

The email message below: "HSBC Safeguard action required," is a fake and phishing email message sent by cyber-criminals to trick the recipients into clicking on a phishing link within it. The link in the fake email message goes to a fake HSBC website created by cyber-criminals, to steal their potential victims' information, by tricking them into signing in with their user name and password, and submitting their personal and financial information. Once the cyber-criminals have received their victims' information, they will use the same information to hijack their accounts and steal their money.

Victims of the phishing scam are asked to contact HSBC Bank immediately.

The Phishing HSBC Bank Email Message

From: HSBC UK <jucimacu@etrust.com>
Sent: 11 June 2016 15:19
Subject: HSBC Safeguard action required

HSBC Safeguard

Action Required

In a world that's more connected than ever, there's an even greater need for security. HSBC Safeguard is a series of initiatives that safeguard your hard-earned money and savings from financial crime and fraud.to do this we need to ensure the information we have about you is correct. We have temporarily disabled your online and physical services until you complete your HSBC Safeguard response.

Please click on "Respond now" button below to respond to your HSBC Safeguard action by validating your account details and get your account restored.

Respond now

Note: Any account left unverified for 48hours will be termed suspicious and can lead to permanent account suspension.

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Jan 20, 2019 at 5:15 PM by
"HSBC Safeguard Action Required" Phishing Email
an anonymous user from: Opelousas, Louisiana, United States

First, I was contacted by this guy.

He said, he wanted to send me $25,000 to come visit me on vacation.

Then, I got a email from HSBC bank, asking for a code. This guy just happened to have the code handy.

I found that odd. I just played along, I entered this code.

Well, then I was told that I had to go to one of the HSBC,US branches and bring $550. Well, there isn't one in the state of Louisiana.

Once I found this out, I really got suspicious.

The bank told me to Western Union them the money.

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May 30, 2017 at 4:45 AM by
"HSBC Safeguard Action Required" Phishing Email
an anonymous user from: Sofia, Sofia-Capital, Bulgaria

I was asked to contact a MrIan James on iamanjames-hotmail.com about safeguard.hsbc.com he said that I had wrote him a letter and that I should quote ref 1917330537. The thing is that I never wrote to this person and hope all is well with our account.

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Dec 10, 2016 at 8:06 AM by
"HSBC Safeguard Action Required" Phishing Email
info

Here is another scam:

"From: HSBC BANK
Subject: ALERT - COMPLETE YOUR SAFEGUARD RESPONCE

HSBC Safeguard
Action Required

In a world that's more connected than ever, there's an even greater need for security. HSBC Safeguard is a series of initiatives that safeguard your hard-earned money and savings from financial crime and fraud. To do this we need to ensure the information we have about you is correct. We have temporarily disabled your online and physical services until you complete your HSBC Safeguard response.

Please click on "Respond now" button below to respond to your HSBC Safeguard action by validating your account details."

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Nov 29, 2016 at 8:37 AM by
"HSBC Safeguard Action Required" Phishing Email
an anonymous user from: London, England, United Kingdom

I also received an email identical to the above one about safe guarding, sadly something just didn't ring true and I double checked it first, HSBC please do something so that these scrum are caught.

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Nov 30, 2016 at 6:55 PM by
"HSBC Safeguard Action Required" Phishing Email
an anonymous user from: London, England, United Kingdom

I also received one this morning too, but as you have said it just doesn't feel right and most of all HSBC never email you like this and ask you enter personal information online.

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Nov 11, 2016 at 10:53 AM by
"HSBC Safeguard Action Required" Phishing Email
an anonymous user from: Saffron Walden, England, United Kingdom

Received a couple of these emails now. Usually they will have "plc" or something like that on the sender's name if it's actually from HSBC, so look out for that.

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