Is this a Spoof email

lordedmond · 16 Mar 2006 at 08:16

got this from egg.com , I have no account with Egg ?

btw this is how it looks in express
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From: "Egg Customer Service" <[email protected]>

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<xmeta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<xmeta content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1522" name=GENERATOR>
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<xbody bgColor=#ffffff>
<DIV>
<DIV><IMG
src="http://neweegg.co.uk/images/m_left.gif" alt="" width="390" height="50" hspace=0
border=0 align=baseline><IMG
src="http://neweegg.co.uk/images/m_right.gif" alt="" width="390" height="50" hspace=0
border=0 align=baseline> 
Dear Customer

Egg is constantly working towards security of
all of it's online banking users. To ensure the integrity of our online banking
system, we periodically and randomly review accounts.
We require you to update your account information. Failure to update your
account information could result in your account being placed into a restricted
status. Restricted accounts continue to receive payments, but are limited in
their ability to send or withdraw funds.Please update your Account information
as soon as possible.To prevent this restriction, we require that you login
into your account and complete our verification process. Various information
such as your account number details and your account information will be used to
verify your identity. All the information is securely encrypted ensuring that
your information remains safe. To start account verification please follow the
link below and fill in the all necessary information requested. 

Once you have updated your account records
your Egg account service will not be interrupted and will continue as
normal. 
To update your Egg records click on the following
link: <A target="_blank"
href="http://neweegg.co.uk/youraccounts" >http://neweegg.co.uk/youraccounts</A> 
 Thank You.
Customer Support
Accounts Management As outlined in our User
Agreement, Egg ® will periodically send you information about site
changes and enhancements. 
Visit our Privacy Policy and User Agreement if you
have any questions. <A target="_blank"
href="http://www.neweegg.co.uk/visitor/0,,3_11217--View_822,00.html" >http://www.neweegg.co.uk/visitor/0,,3_11217--View_822,00.html</A></DIV>
</DIV></xbody></HTML>

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Feek · 16 Mar 2006 at 08:19

neweegg.co.uk is where the link goes to. You have no account with them?

You had to ask?

*sigh*

K.

Burnsy2023 · 16 Mar 2006 at 08:20

When you asked "Is this a Spoof email", I can only assume there is some doubt in your mind to this load of carp actually being real?

Seriously, if you have no account with egg, why are you even bothering to ask this question?

Burnsy

Priest · 16 Mar 2006 at 08:21

lordedmond said:
Is this a Spoof email

lordedmond said:
got this from egg.com , I have no account with Egg ?
snip

Do you really have to ask?? :confused:

Highlight – Delete – Nuff said

<Edit>Must learn to type faster</Edit>

vanandjuanunited · 16 Mar 2006 at 08:22

Get them all the time. If you dont have an account then its a scam.

Kerplunk · 16 Mar 2006 at 08:24

Some people do worry me.

singist · 16 Mar 2006 at 08:26

Why must people do that? (the above posts)

OP asked a civil question; all that was needed was an opinion of the mail, not a psychiatric assessment ffs.

In answer to the question: I think that it is a spoof mail because it's addressed to "dear customer" and you don't have an account ..... report it or bin it.

Kerplunk · 16 Mar 2006 at 08:28

singist said:
Why must people do that? (the above posts)

OP asked a civil question; all that was needed was an opinion of the mail, not a psychiatric assessment ffs.

In answer to the question: I think that it is a spoof mail because it's addressed to "dear customer" and you don't have an account ..... report it or bin it.

But thats what they just said "he doesnt have an account"!

lordedmond · 16 Mar 2006 at 08:36

Thanks guys

ok to ask about xbox box but not a email

more of a heads up

Luke · 16 Mar 2006 at 08:37

I do have an account with Egg, but just through reading the text, you can see it is a scam email.
None of the online banking firms will ever ask you to update your account details via an email, and all you have to do is look at the link to see that it's not going to a proper website.