30-12-2014 22:02 - last edited on 30-12-2014 22:19 by BrendonM
Hi,
I received the below email which is almost certainly a phishing attack, given the real email address it came from and the URL behind the "HERE" link. Did anyone else get this? It is scary that they got hold of my name, email address, phone number and even date of birth and now they want my password too.
From: noreply@o2mail.co.uk <test@sipav.org>
Date: 30 December 2014 8:23:39 pm GMT
To: "mr Xxxxx Xxxxx" <xxxxx@yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: mr Xxxxx Xxxxx - Your account for mobile number (07xxxxxxxxx) requires immediate attention - 30 Dec 2014
This e-mail was sent to xxxxx@yahoo.co.uk by O2.
Hello mr Xxxxx Xxxxx,
Your O2 account requires your immediate attention.
We can see that you've recently paid your monthly bill and we request that your information is validated before we can finalize your balance.
Please confirm that the information displayed below is correct:
Name: mr Xxxxx Xxxxx
Date of Birth: dd/MM/yyyy
Mobile Number: 07xxxxxxxxx
Current Plan: Pay Monthly mobile
You must now click here HERE (xxxxx) to verify your O2 account.
Please note, if you fail to validate your account with us your services may be suspended.
Regards
The O2 Team
Sorry, but we can't write back to you from this address, so please do not reply.
This email is sent from Telefonica UK Limited
Registered office: 260 Bath Road, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 4DX
Registered number: 1743099
26-01-2015 09:21