Every now and then I get spam emails through from PayPal and eBay. I imagine we all do, and some of us, the select few ‘special’ ones actually click on them and enter their credit card details.
Aww bless.
Today I received one from Nationwide. It might have convinced me it was real had it not been for a few small give-away signs.
- I don’t actually bank with Nationwide
- They spelled Nationwide wrong in the email field (Nationwlde)
- The email was sent to ‘undisclosed recipients’ – banks do not do this
I pity people who fall for this kind of crap but if anyone has I guess it just emphasises the old proverb; a fool and his money are soon parted.
Darren Jamieson, aka MrDaz, is the Technical Director and co-founder of Engage Web and has been working online in a career spanning two decades. His first website was built in 1998 and is still live today.
