Scam on the Royal Bank of Scotland

A question about : Scam on the Royal Bank of Scotland

I had an email purporting to come from the RBS asking me to click on a link to confirm my details as their database had been upgraded.

I faxed this to RBS who confirmed it was a fraud.

The strange thing is I don't have any accounts with RBS in any of its various guises. RBS theory was that it was just being sent out on a random basis in the hope of trapping somebody.

You have been warned.

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• i have received hundreds of these.... ebay/paypal more recently from citibank..... funny enough none from banks/companies i have accounts with....
  the last one had pidgeon english in it, that was so funny to read, i sent a reply telling them to get a proper dictionary....
  'plees send me your credeet card detales, so I can send you a bill for your goods'
  never ever send any banking details to any one via a junk email if in doubt contact the supposed company for clarification.....! >
• I had just read the posts about internet and credit card scams when I received my first example. It is very amateurish, and I doubt many people would be taken in. The email reads as follows:
  Dear U.S. Bank valued customer,
  Due to concerns, for the safety and integrity of the online
  banking community we have issued this warning message.
  It has come to our attention that your account information needs
  to be updated due to inactive customers, fraud and spoof reports.
  If you could please take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience and renew
  your records you will not run into any future problems with the online service.
  However, failure to update your records may result in your account suspension.
  This notification expires on June 28, 2004.
  Once you have updated your account records your internet banking
  service will not be interrupted and will continue as normal.
  Please follow the link below and renew your account information.
  U.S. Bank Internet Banking
  I do not have an account with this bank (if it exists), and the email was sent to many people in France with an email address at ISP Cario (ironically, a part of the big Cr!dit Agricole banking group).
• Get in touch with them as I know they have an email address to forward the fake emails onto so they can attempt to investigate further...