On Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:13:03 -0700 JD <[email protected]> articulated:
> On 09/09/2010 05:05 AM, Jerry wrote: > > On Thu, 9 Sep 2010 11:10:37 +0100 (BST) > > G.W. Haywood<[email protected]> articulated: > > > >> I personally would never accept nor rely on any email which claimed > >> to be from a bank. I know too much about email, and about banks. > >> > >> I reject mail which uses the word 'bank' anywhere in the greeting, > >> the envelope address, the sender address, or the subject line. > >> > >> Just a personal view, from years of experience. :) > > I guess it is a good thing that you don't use my bank then. > > > My bank told me unequivocally that they NEVER EVER send emails > to their clients. All communication (other than snail mail from the > bank) has to be done by logging in to your bank account and send > communications about your account through an ssl'ed session. > They do this for good reason: SPAM!! > Spam that uses the email message format of the bank and spoofed > sender email address) to con recipients to click on a link which > splashes a page that appears to look like the bank's page and asks > the user to enter name, account number and password. > It is a sad fact that most such recipients are not savvy enough to > look at the URL of the page. I have set up several 'ALERTS' as my bank calls them that inform me daily as to my bank balance(s), ATM uses, etc. The number and type of 'ALERTS' is configurable of course. Perhaps you are dealing with a very small local bank. I can assure you that, that is not the norm in today's banking environment. -- Jerry ✌ [email protected] Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. __________________________________________________________________ I am very fond of the company of ladies. I like their beauty, I like their delicacy, I like their vivacity, and I like their silence. Samuel Johnson _______________________________________________ Help us build a comprehensive ClamAV guide: visit http://wiki.clamav.net http://www.clamav.net/support/ml
