Warning to scotiabank users [Archive] - REVscene Automotive Forum

TOPEC

03-09-2010, 12:45 AM

just a little heads up, i have received the following email, i felt this was kind of fishy, and i think it might be a scam.
i nor any of my family members use scotia bank, so i shouldnt have received this email.
and again, banks will NEVER ask u for ANY personal information, especially via the internet.

http://i465.photobucket.com/albums/rr15/RX_Renesis/scotia.jpg

the link looks correct in the email, which look identical to the actual scotia bank link that i just checked,
but upon highlighting the link to click, this shows up

h**p://ip-208-109-110-86.ip.secureserver.net:8000/h**ps://www.scotiaonline.scotiabank.com/online/start.jsp?language=&first=true

i suspect when u click it, traffic gets routed through an unknown computer which will collect ur login and password.

snowball

03-09-2010, 01:00 AM

tons of these emails, I get some from TD and I don't even bank with them, always check the link properties to see where it actually goes.

skyxx

03-09-2010, 01:37 AM

Send it in to Scotiabank themselves and they might release a Memo statement to all Scotiabank users. Do people some deed. :)

Mizter

03-09-2010, 04:16 AM

I got the same on from TD and the best part is that I don't even use TD.

misteranswer

03-09-2010, 05:53 AM

http://www.scotiabank.com/cda/content/0,1608,CID12366_LIDen,00.html

PC banking sorta does the same thing. If I log on with a different IP address than before, it will ask me a security question.

Spectre_Cdn

03-09-2010, 06:54 AM

i've gotten the same email 'from' rbc, TD and scotiabank
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datoad

03-09-2010, 07:42 AM

This is a very common scam over the internet called phishing. They just send out mass emails where the link is pointed to a scammer's site made to look exactly the same as the real deal. However when you login, it'll track your username/password and thats how they gain access to your account.

03-09-2010, 08:14 AM

Weird thing is, i've gotten those emails from Scotia bank, TD, Royal Bank and I think HSBC asking you to check your account because it has been suspended or locked in because of security reasons :S

Some of them even tell you go to to one of the branches to check it out... but I am not with any one of them = /

TekDragon

03-09-2010, 08:26 AM

Welcome to three years ago? There have been this type of phishing scams going around for a while now. nothing new.

quasi

03-09-2010, 08:30 AM

You'd have to be fairly ignorant to fall for this.

TRD Rs200

03-09-2010, 09:15 AM

I've got these emails from TD all the time

Mugen EvOlutioN

03-09-2010, 09:24 AM

thanks for the heads up

murd0c

03-09-2010, 09:33 AM

If you are worried just call your bank. Never ever go on to a site like that a bank will never send out a email in all cases they will call you before anything else.
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TOPEC

03-09-2010, 10:20 AM

Welcome to three years ago? There have been this type of phishing scams going around for a while now. nothing new.

i know this has been around for ages, its just a heads up for people. ass....

You'd have to be fairly ignorant to fall for this.

u'd be surprised on how many people WILL STILL FALL FOR THIS.

Qmx323

03-09-2010, 10:28 AM

ive got some from PayPal too

PayPa1.com

StealthFighter

03-09-2010, 11:56 AM

i know this has been around for ages, its just a heads up for people. ass....

u'd be surprised on how many people WILL STILL FALL FOR THIS.

+1

raygunpk

03-09-2010, 12:01 PM

i know this has been around for ages, its just a heads up for people. ass....

haha this would be funnier without with the period

skyxx

03-09-2010, 12:18 PM

Okay guys, these emails fool a lot of people hence why they still make them. Some people really believe it since everything "looks" real. Just because you know doesn't mean everyone who uses a damn computer would know. It doesn't hurt to inform people about these things, especially if it has to deal with scamming/phishing confidential information.
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RevYouUp

03-09-2010, 04:34 PM

theres a scam mail from TD too

http://i45.tinypic.com/14v72me.png

Unagi

03-09-2010, 04:37 PM

I got a similar email before for PC.
First I thought it was real, but then I realized that instead of showing my last four digits of my PC card, it showed the first 12 digits.
I knew then it was a scam and ignored it.
Also, PC normally calls you when they notice that there are irregular transactions in your account.
So read the email carefully, you will notice that things don't make sense and don't click on any links given on that email. :thumbsup:

Purely

07-21-2010, 04:20 PM

I received one of these emails from BMO, and I knew it was kind of weird. I clicked the link, and it was reported as a dangerous/attack site, so I didn't exactly go in. What should I do now? Will they collect my login/pw next time I log in?

orange7

07-21-2010, 04:26 PM

there is one from craiglist as well.

mmmk

07-21-2010, 04:30 PM

You'd have to be fairly ignorant to fall for this.

I'd say older people usually fall for this. My parents might fall for this if they receive this email.

Qmx323

07-21-2010, 04:31 PM

CorneringArtist

07-21-2010, 04:43 PM

Got ones for TD (who I stopped banking with years ago), and just recently for my Hotmail account. You have to be retarded not to see that they say "Dear (insert e-mail address here)", rather than Dear "your name".

Yeah, my LEGAL name in the TD bank registry is "bradfordchowiscool@hotmail.com". (note I'm just exaggerating, we all know bradford is a dumbass)

unit

07-21-2010, 04:51 PM

rbc sends me these all the time and im not a client.

mb_

07-21-2010, 04:51 PM

theres a scam mail from TD too

http://i45.tinypic.com/14v72me.png

Got the same one.

http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/9417/scamtd.png

taylor192

07-21-2010, 06:43 PM

The easiest way to tell if it is a scam is how the email is addressed. Companies will individually address you, eg "Dear Chris," not "Dear Customer".

Now some scams are better than this, yet for most this is the easiest way to immediately detect scam.

MR_BIGGS

07-21-2010, 07:00 PM

Forward the email to the actual company. Check their website for the correct email.

I used to get those from TD and I don't even bank with them.

Drow

07-21-2010, 07:00 PM

u gotta be a noob at the internet to fall for these

simsimi1004

07-21-2010, 07:07 PM

Got one from TD, HSBC, Scotia within the last 3month.
the links on the email is not what it directs too. if u look at the left corner bottom when ur mouse hovers over the link its a different one.

Gnomes

07-21-2010, 08:03 PM

We should be spending our resources to catch these fuckers online rather than ordinary people who download movies. Pisses me off seeing how people can easily fall for this.

smk

07-21-2010, 09:48 PM

got the one from TD a few months back
the funny thing is the link it directs you to is www._______.cn (China website)

Jegz

07-21-2010, 09:51 PM

i got this from TD and scotiabank..and the day i got the email was the day i actually changed some of bank details so i actually clicked the link haha

FerrariEnzo

07-21-2010, 11:46 PM

man i never got one.. i feel left out ;)

124Y

07-21-2010, 11:55 PM

I got a TD one a few months ago as well.

hotjoint

07-22-2010, 07:09 AM

I got the td one a few days ago

CP.AR

07-22-2010, 07:51 AM

I'm not even a TD/Scotiabank customer, and I keep getting a whackton of these. What I ended up doing was forwarding every single one to the phishing department of TD or Scotiabank (phishing@td.com or something).

What I also did was actually went on (at a school computer) and filled the form out with random information, such as "THIS IS A FUCKING SCAM" for first name, and 000013370000 for the account number.

They stopped coming, haven't seen one for weeks now.