Fraud Alert: Email Address Change (Declined)

October 2006

Dear valued customer,

Yesterday at 15:46 hours, our security systems recorded another suspicious attempt to change your internet banking email address. Your internet banking email address is the email address you chose when you registered for our internet banking service. We use this email address to keep you informed about new developments in our internet banking service and general changes made to your account via the internet.

This email address change was initiated from another blacklisted and suspicious IP address (216.89.75.31). We however declined the change and placed an online access restriction on your account. We took this measure to protect your account from any fraudulent transaction.

In other to restore your online access and to further protect your account from unauthorized access, we need a verification of your identity and current location. If successful, all restrictions on your account will be removed and you will be able to safely use our internet banking service. This process takes approximately five minutes, depending on the speed of your internet connection. To proceed please Click Here.

Please note that failure to verify your identity and current location within a week of receipt of this email will lead to a suspension of your account with us. We sincerely regret any inconvenience.

Best wishes,

Jim McDermott,
Online Security Advisor,
Halifax Bank plc.

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