Just had an e-mail saying that there's been suspicious activity on my Lloyd's TSB account and that they've stopped all activity with it until I sign in and sort it out (well words to that effect), but i'm not with Lloyd's TSB, which obviously proves it's an e-mail being sent around by some twa@t. "You are seeing this message because LloydsTSB Security has detected suspicious activity on your account and has temporarily suspended it as a security precaution. This may be because your LloydsTSB account was accessed from an unfamiliar computer or you have made changes in your account information. You will be able to regain access to your account once you complete the automated security verification process. How can i regain access to my account ? To regain access to your account, you must confirm your identity by completing our automated security verification process. To begin this process, please visit LloydsTSB Website and enter your login information and password into the appropriate fields. You can do that by simply typing www.lloydstsb.com into your browser or by clicking here. You will then be taken through a series of steps to help verify your identity and, if necessary, scan your computer for viruses. The security verification process is automated and is not designed to be time-intensive. In most situations, you should be able to confirm your identity and restore your account in a few minutes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Recipient: archey Sender: LloydsTSB Account Security Department."
Any email purporting to be from a bank that asks you for login/account details is a scam. If you are ever in doubt do NOT click on the link but access the banks website in your usual way. You should also forward that email to the bank, even in cases like this when you aren't a member of the bank, check online for their contact details, they will usually have an email address for you to report scamming operations.
Actually, in the case of the email you showed, that sounds like it's legit in that it just asks you to visit the site not to click on a link or enter details. It could be that an incorrect email address is on that policy, or someone randomly forwarding on. updated......it does ask you to click on a link so it's a scam.
