So it is an email written in something that approximates but is not quite English. It is an email that is written incredibly badly. It is an email with a link to a website in Taipei.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nHmmm, is there anyone who is still feeling warm and fluffy over this email?<\/p>\n
Here’s the double clincher; there are absolutely no names or telephone numbers on the email.<\/p>\n
So out of a confidence score of a minimum zero and a maximum 10, my confidence level in this email being genuine is minus 12.<\/p>\n
Why so low?<\/p>\n
Because our little podcast doesn’t have <\/em>a bank account, not with anyone, let alone HSBC.<\/p>\nIt’s a fake. And here’s the html text of the email (just to grab some google traffic in case anyone is searching for information on it):<\/p>\n
_____________________________________<\/p>\n
Message begins…<\/em><\/p>\nWe regret having to terminate the account with us.
\n<\/span><\/strong>
\nPlease be advised of the following causes.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n# Reasons:- The account would be effectively terminated due to the recent information gathered from the profile does not match the background data.<\/span><\/p>\n# You have refused to follow the link which were sent to the email recently.<\/p>\n
# You logged on immediately you verified the account which caused the verification been canceled. This may be our increasing inflation problem which have forced your account to close down several of its operations.<\/p>\n
The account will cease operation effective 16\/07\/2010..<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong>
\nOur automated security systems have indicated that access to the account will be blocked after 17\/07\/2010.<\/p>\nTo cancel the termination process>><\/p>\n
Please DO NOT CLICK HERE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES – UNLESS YOUR NAME IS TONY BLAIR, IN WHICH CASE YOU DESERVE TO BE RIPPED OFF YOU SLIMY PIECE OF DOGSHIT to verify. <\/span><\/p>\nIf you have already logged on or if you need to login before verifing the account, please logout before you click the above.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n*Warning*
\n<\/strong>____________________________________________<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nIt seems reasonable that the login process needs to invalidate the session and perform an automatic logout before succeeding any attempt on subsequent verification.
\n<\/span><\/p>\nPlease do not login after you have verified the account within 72 hours, to avoid
\nduplicate access records in our database as this could cause the account being suspended again.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n_____________________________________________<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nWe regret any inconvenience caused…<\/p>\n
Thanks,
\nWe appreciate your business!
\nAdministrative Department Team <\/span><\/p>\nIssued for UK use only\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0|\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a9\u00c2\u00a0 2002 – 2010<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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