Barclays Bank Phishing Scam
Professional looking email from Barclays Bank just let down by the sender email address and the click through website. Some people with Barclays accounts will be taken in, don't let it be you!...
E-Mails received:
Date: 01/10/2025, 16:18
From: BarcIays UK PLC chantalmence@hardwaredownload.com
To: Undisclosed Recipients
Bcc: [Name and email address redacted]
Subject: Action Required: Strengthen Your Account Security Now
Notes: Sender email address: chantalmence@hardwaredownload.com as Victor Meldrew would say "You can't be serious!"
Click through web address: https://semi.pharrtom.com/ from the whois the domain appears to have been registered by someone in St Kitts and Nevis in the Caribean, not likely for Barclays Bank (possibly an offshore bank but not generic Barclays Bank). Not risked clicking through.
Recommendation:
Just delete the e-mail, don't click on any links.
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