Phishing scam!!

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Today I received an E-Mail from NatWest Bank explaining that my online account had been restricted due to invalid login attempts on my account. The interesting thing is I have never had a NatWest Bank account. I rang up their Customer Services and I was advised that this was a Phishing Scam!!!! I may be naive on internet matters but what actually is that? Can anyone help? Has anyone else had this?
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when they explained this to you, did they say it was a "phishing scam", or a "fishing scam"?
 
Yeah .. I get those emails all the time, most go straight through to my spam folder. I figure if they don't they might be worth a shot a checking out to see how good the scam actually is. (NOTE: Do not attempt without trained supervision.)

I actually got one from a fake Paypal one time. It was a damn good job too, except the fact that it was a geocities site which I happened to notice when I hovered over the link. "Paypal" page looked exactly the same as it should, all the links directed to paypal pages. Funny thing is, I didn't have a paypal account then, so I knew it was bogus from the start.
 
it was just a question... if you haven't had your meds, don't take it out on me
 
-Diego-
it was just a question... if you haven't had your meds, don't take it out on me
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Sorry mate I'm not taking it out on you and it's nothing personal but I do know the difference between phishing and fishing and would like serious responses from this community. Is that too much to ask?
BTW I have no need for so called meds - YET!
VT - Thanks for your considered repsonse - The one I got looked exactly like a genuine NATWest mail - logo, links etc......Damn good job I didn't click on the link.. This is obviously what they wanted me to do!

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