The Scam Hunter

This is a standard bank-phishing scam. It is broadcast widely in the hope that some of the people receiving it will in fact be Lloyds Bank customers and so might think the message is legitimate. If you are a Lloyds customer and you follow the embedded link (here deleted for safety), you will be giving away your bank passwords to the scammers.

from: Lloyds TSB Internet Banking (ttlclc@yahoo.com)
date: Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 11:44 AM
subject: Irregular activity on your Lloyds Check Card

Dear Lloyds TSB Online Customer,

We detected irregular activity on your Lloyds Check Card on 14 September, 2009.

As the Primary Contact, you must verify your account activity before you can continue using your card, and upon verification, we will remove any restrictions placed on your account.

To review your account as soon as possible please click on the link below:

[scam link deleted]

Thank you for using Lloyds TSB Bank.

We appreciate your business and the opportunity to serve you.

Please do not reply to this e-mail as this is only a notification. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.