And here's another one ..... Lloyds TSB

It has come to our attention that your Lloyds TSB account information needs to be updated as part of our continuing commitment to protect your account and to reduce the instance of fraud on our website. If you could please take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience and update your personal records you will not run into any future problems with the online service.

However, failure to update your records will result in account suspension.
Please update your records on or before July 14, 2006.

To update your Lloyds TSB records click on the following link:

(Hyperlink removed for safety) - by Venerina

Thank you.
Lloyds TSB Account Management Team.

Accounts Management as outlined in our User Agreement, Lloyds TSB will periodically send you information about site changes and enhancements.

Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered. For assistance, log in to your Loyds TSB Internet Banking account and choose the "Help" link on any page.

hello...I would recommend to anyone that is doing business on the internet to have a good firewall and virus protection ...otherwise you are asking for computer problems beyond control...Larry

First of all, the old stand-by still works, "If it sounds TOO GOOD to be true...it probabaly IS too good to be true."

Second, most reputable companies will not contact you by email asking you to follow a link in the email to update or validate information.  If you ever think you should see what "your account" or whatever says, open a new browser window and go to the official site, or phone in and see if anything is needed.

Third, many companies will prosecute if they can get their hands on these people using their names, and they often have link where you can forward this sort of thing.

Have a great day!

Don

Don,

Thank you very much, that is absolutely true and very sound advice.

I hope a ot of people will be protected by all this good feedback and scam examples that our friends are contributing.

Take care and have a lovely week

Venerina

Hello Venerina,

Please update. This person can not anymore disturb anyone with this e-mail. Lycos Administration deleted his account.

My message to them

Hello Lycos Administration.

First I will congratulate you for superb web site and design.

A member of yours or a person using the possibility having a free e-mail from your program is spamming in our community. Check the multi-message that is sent to our members.
http://community.adlandpro.com/forums/thread/404229.aspx

Block all his activities and delete his account. Send us an e-mail with your response to your member. If no action is done in 24 hours we are going to send this e-mail to all black lists wich is not a PR for Lycos.com that I know is a very good and famous program.

Yours sincerely
Georgios C. PAraskevopoulos
AdLAndPro PowerMember

Their response

Hello,

The 419 account in question has been disabled. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. Any questions just let me know. If we can help further, please let us know. Thanks again!
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Sincerely,

Jeremy
Lycos Network Abuse