I have one of these 'HSBC Customer Update' e-mails in my spam folder. I know it is a scam because I don't bank with them but I am really curious to see what it says.
Is it safe to open it as long as I delete it afterwards without going into any links or shouldn't I even think of looking?
I wouldn't even bother looking it, just delete it. It's phishing. If you want to do anything with it, just forward it to [email protected] so they bank can look into it themselves.
HSBC and these other spam emails usually ask you to update details by clicking on a link and if anyone replies to say "I haven't got an account" the spammers know they've hit a real email address.....
I've had one and it just says about a problem with your account or that they cant sort something out.
You can just click on REPLY and send it to [email protected]
It may help HSBC to catch the swines!!!
I have just received another phishing e-mail, this time supposedly from Lloyds Bank. Does anyone know where I can report it as I did with the HSBC one?