Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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I opened up my internet banking today to find im down £3400.
i logged in two days ago to find lloyds tsb wanted to be a recipient (they explained why but cant remember), so i accepted it, got the phonecall from an automated number to type in the 4digit code and that was it. today i noticed 4k had been taken out of my savings accounts and put into my current account. 3.4k of that was then withdrawn by "LLOYDS TSB" - I never initiated any of those actions.went in today and apparently there is a virus knocking about that can do this. everything seemed legit. I never clicked a link from an email i used the same link ive used for the years which directs me to lloyds home page.
summary. use your virus scanner, and dont be a twat
[Edited on 19-12-2010 by jake]
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DannyB
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Registered: 6th Feb 08
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I dont use internet banking, I get blag emails every few days from my 'bank' which is usually a bank I'm not with, saying we need your account details as your online account has been compromised, you need to confirm a few details for us 
The scary thing is though a lot of people must fall for it.
Hope you get your money back asap.
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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Go and punch your computer Jake. With your strength you will most definitley send a shockwave through the internet to the hackers' face.
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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Ouch. Not good. Hope things get sorted ok mate.
Santander seem to recommend downloading this to use: http://www.trusteer.com/solutions/home-users/online-security It monitors it all for suspicious activity it seems.
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Half Pint
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
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why for the love of god did you accept a new payment recipent.... that service is for you to arrange to set-up new people and companies to pay them money....
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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lol user error
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
Location: carluke/braidwood--IRNBRULAND
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Some arsehole has your account no and sort code though.
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Hammer
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Registered: 11th Feb 04
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This is why the net and your bank accounts shouldn't mix.
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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quote:
Originally posted by loafofbrett
lol user error
pretty much that, except without the lol. when you use a lloyds website you tend to trust it i cant remember what they said on the page but it all seemed pretty legit. shit happens
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Pablo
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Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Milton Keynes
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Oops, Jake, you dick.
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BarnshaW
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Registered: 25th Oct 06
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sorry to hear that jake, bet these people are of nigerian origin although i mean that in a friendly nigerian manner and not a rascist one.
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richc
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Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
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quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
sorry to hear that jake, bet these people are of nigerian origin although i mean that in a friendly nigerian manner and not a rascist one.
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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call me old fasioned but i go to my bank if I need to do "banking" a debit card is as technical as Im willing to go
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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i only used it to pay rent and transfer money across to savings account, think i will sleeping on my cash from now on
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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419!!!!!!!!
(check nigerian law codes )
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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quote:
Originally posted by fro-dizzle
419!!!!!!!!
(check nigerian law codes )
http://home.rmci.net/alphae/419coal/ 
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AlunJ
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Registered: 3rd Apr 07
Location: Newport
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I gave up on Internet banking, pain in the arse to use! And I always end up forgetting the stupid passwords
Only thing I deal with online is my credit card but that's because they're purely online.
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RCoughtrie
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Registered: 31st Oct 04
Location: East Ayrshire Scotland
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not good jake 
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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they reckon i should get it back within 48hours
youre a good boy ryan.
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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Not sure I could live without internet banking, do you guys only have 1 bank account?
But the message rings true that you've always got to be careful and never let someone else set something up for you, do it yourself so you know and check it as often as you can to notice the early signs of something going wrong
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nick_sri
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Registered: 5th May 09
Location: Crewe , Cheshire
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quote:
Originally posted by dannymccann
Not sure I could live without internet banking, do you guys only have 1 bank account?
+1 , best thing since sliced bread . always know whats going in and out
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Bart
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Registered: 19th Aug 02
Location: Midsomer Norton, Bristol Avon
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Root
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Registered: 28th Dec 08
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-.- you'll probably get it refunded but learn to be more vigilant. I'm currently using no AV or firewall (other than my router) because I don't download much and what I do, I can verify it's genuine. Also if you don't use a better browser than internet explorer you're already at great risk. There are all types of browsers, firefox being the most used, google chrome, opera and more..
I've not used chrome but I've heard it's good. I use firefox.
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
call me old fasioned but i go to my bank if I need to do "banking" a debit card is as technical as Im willing to go
good if you work normal hours and have the patience to listen to some retarded fuck trying to sell you home insurance or credit cards.
i do all my banking online and it's quick and simple.
only click things you're sure about and if you aren't sending anyone money or no one is sending you any, you don't need to click anything.
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Aaron
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Registered: 9th Aug 04
Location: Cottingham, East Riding
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quote:
Originally posted by Hammer
This is why the net and your bank accounts shouldn't mix.
No, this is why noobs and internet banking shouldnt mix.
Ignorance is bliss, dont you think?
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