On 12/10/2012, at 11:14 AM, McCallum Malcolm <doc...@westnet.com.au> wrote:
> I am getting increasingly paranoid in my old age :-( Please can someone tell > me if this is spam or is it real? > > > > > This is to inform you that you have a payment coming into your account.Your > account needs to be updated before any other pending payments can reflect on > your account. Update your digital Banking > athttps://www.rbsdigital.com/default.aspx and then fill the required details . > > Don't forget to check your transactions regularly and please remember we'll > never ask you for your PIN and Password by email. > > Don't hesitate to call us if you have any queries, but please do not respond > to this email. You'll find phone numbers for all of our services in the > 'contact us' section of natwest.co.uk. > > > Internet support team > > > Mac > Malcolm McCallum > > doc...@westnet.com.au > Skype docmactor > If you are using Mail in Lion or Mountain Lion, the ability to use Quicklook URLs is invaluable for sorting this stuff out. It's difficult in this case since the URL itself is invalid, but normally a Quicklook URL work like this: 1. HOVER your mouse pointer over the URL. DO NOT CLICK THE BUTTON. 2. You will see a small dark grey box appear at the end of the URL, containing a white triangle. Click the box 3. A quicklook window will open up and render the page behind the URL. The Quicklook URL circumvents the use of a Browser, giving you a "Preview" of the page, thereby avoiding the various nasties which might be lurking in any backend scripts executed by the browser. The links within the Quicklook page are live, but be aware that clicking one will generally activate your browser. Interestingly enough, in this case the URL does actually resolve to a very genuine-looking log-in page for the Digital Banking service of the Royal Bank of Scotland. Generally, if the URL is bogus, the Quicklook URL exposes the culprit site. In my experience it's pretty hard to fool. This one looks to be legitimate. Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
