14 DAY TRIAL // Some computer users have received a fake email from the NatWest Bank, luring them to click on a link in order to log in and verify, update, or confirm their account information.
The email is in HTML, which makes clicking on the provided URL and reaching the phishing site easy. Should the user trust the legitimacy of the website, although the deceit can be detected by looking at the URL address, all the data entered in the log-in fields is sent to the scammer.
MillerSmiles has identified the spoofed website as being located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. They also say that the information on the sender of the email has been falsified, and to the potential victim it appears to be the NatWest Bank, from the address [email protected].
NatWest Bank is one of the largest retail and commercial banks in the United Kingdom, with branches on the American continent, Europe and Australia.
The email seems to be about complaints of unauthorized access to the accounts, sent by various customers to the bank. Because of this, the bank routinely blocks access to those accounts it considers vulnerable to unauthorized use.
The potential victim is further informed that someone attempted to log into their account using the wrong credentials, and to avoid the risk of any wrongdoing, they imposed some limitations.
Users are advised not to follow the link provided in this type of emails because the security standards of the banks prevent them from verifying information in this manner.