Alliance & Leicester Phish

Continuing the recent 'Phishing' theme, here is an example of just one of the many 'Alliance & Leicester' phishing e-mails that are currently arriving in their hundreds at my personal mail server:



And if you are foolish/brave enough to click on the link, this is what you will see in your web browser:



Usual fare for the Phishers, they want your personal details so that they can steal money from your account or use the details to open new accounts or credit arrangements in your name, so when they default on the loan, you'll be the one being hassled or taken to court for non-payment.

If you are unwise enough to enter your 'real' details and click on the 'Click to Confirm' button at the bottom right corner, then you will be taken from the 'phishy' Alliance & Leicester site to the 'real' Alliance & Leicester site, none the wiser that you have been 'phished'.



Meanwhile your credit rating will nose-dive, and it will take you weeks, months or even years to recover from the effects. All because you were 'phooled by a phish'.

So, if you are up for a challenge then check out the 'McAfee SiteAdvisor Phishing Challenge'. At least with that one you won't end up losing any personal details and you might learn a thing or two in the process.

While you are there, why not install the free SiteAdvisor plugin, you'll be somewhat safer while browsing than without it.

BTW, I report all the phishing, malware and spam sites I see each and everyday to SiteAdvisor, see if you can work out which reporter I am? ;-)