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phishing problem
« on: Wednesday 19 July 17 19:48 BST (UK) »
       I received an email, supposedly from RBS bank.       It is suspicious because I know that the bank will NEVER contact me by email.       I phoned  0800 161 5154 and they advice that if I haven't opened it then no need to worry but to forward it to the number 88355.

       Problem is I don't think that's a telephone number.     I tried it and nothing happened.
Mystified as to exactly what is meant by 88355

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Re: phishing problem
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 19 July 17 20:11 BST (UK) »
If you still have the email then just view the Source!

View>Source  and see who it is From...
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Re: phishing problem
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 19 July 17 20:15 BST (UK) »
     No.     I won't open it.      I don't fancy that at all.       It tells somewhere not to open it.

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« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 19 July 17 20:19 BST (UK) »
88355 is the telephone number to which  RBS tell you forward a suspicious text message.
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Re: phishing problem
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 19 July 17 20:20 BST (UK) »
OK
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Re: phishing problem
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 19 July 17 20:21 BST (UK) »
88355 is the number to forward text messages to
http://personal.rbs.co.uk/personal/security-centre/smishing.html

The email address to forward to is on this page
http://personal.rbs.co.uk/personal/security-centre/reporting-fraud.html

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Re: phishing problem
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 19 July 17 20:28 BST (UK) »
       On the incoming emails, the email in question says:

       Royal Bank of Sco...
       John, your Travel need-to...

       That is exactly what the preview to opening the email says.       There is a dash between need and to, so bad English equals a scam, to me anyway.       I don't want to open it and forward it.
I think I should just bin it.

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Re: phishing problem
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 19 July 17 20:43 BST (UK) »
I have had various phishing emails; I just find the 'forward phishing emails' email address and forward the rogue email.  Not had any problems.
Howard , Viney , Kingsman, Pain/e, Rainer/ Rayner, Barham, George, Wakeling (Catherine), Vicary (Frederick)   all LDN area/suburbs  Ottley/ MDX,
Henman/ KNT   Gandy/LDN before 1830  Burgess/LDN
Barham/SFK   Rainer/CAN (Toronto) Gillians/CAN  Sturgeon/CAN (Vancouver)
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Re: phishing problem
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 19 July 17 20:46 BST (UK) »
        nanny,
                  Just one last question.      Did you forward the email without opening it first?
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