Warning! [Phishing email purporting to be from Qantas]

[Deleted member 9370]

Just received this email via an email address that is not linked to my Qantas FF account.

If you right click the link (do not left click it) you will see the address is not Qantas.


Dear Client,

PLEASE UPDATE YOUR QANTAS ACCOUNT INFORMATION.

We're writing to inform you that our system recorded a failed attempt with your user ID from another location,
we suspect that it may have been attempted in order to gain access to your online account.
Therefore, immediate Profile Update of your account is required for pending security measures to be completed.

Please update profile immediately by following this link.


Kind regards,
Qantas Club and Frequent Flyer Service Centre

 

[eastwest101]

So just to confirm - I did not go to the link provided - but is that really a social engineering/fake web site designed to collect personal information?

Mods may want to disable if fake - or screen shot fake email/web site to warn others.

 

[harvyk]

These things come around all the time, quite frankly identifying such emails should be part of internet 101.

So just to confirm - I did not go to the link provided - but is that really a social engineering/fake web site designed to collect personal information?

Mods may want to disable if fake - or screen shot fake email/web site to warn others.

It goes to bip.spgolina.edu.pl, an address owned by an educational institute in Poland... So it's probably legit

 

[mole]

Don't know if its coincidental but I just attempted to log in to my a/c, and after 2 attempts with an "incorrect" password I was locked out. My husband was locked out after 1 attempt (using correct password) and this error message comes up [h=1]Sorry[/h]You have made several unsuccessful attempts to login. The login function has been disabled for 5 minutes.
You may try logging in again in one minute, or call the Frequent Flyer Service Centre to speak to one of our consultants.

 

[harvyk]

Don't know if its coincidental but I just attempted to log in to my a/c, and after 2 attempts with an "incorrect" password I was locked out. My husband was locked out after 1 attempt (using correct password) and this error message comes up Sorry

You have made several unsuccessful attempts to login. The login function has been disabled for 5 minutes.
You may try logging in again in one minute, or call the Frequent Flyer Service Centre to speak to one of our consultants.

Purely coincidental...

 

[Deleted member 9370]

Don't know if its coincidental but I just attempted to log in to my a/c, and after 2 attempts with an "incorrect" password I was locked out. My husband was locked out after 1 attempt (using correct password) and this error message comes up Sorry

You have made several unsuccessful attempts to login. The login function has been disabled for 5 minutes.
You may try logging in again in one minute, or call the Frequent Flyer Service Centre to speak to one of our consultants.

I have also been locked out of my FF account!

 

[markis10]

Its not legit, and to compound issues the QFF system is down (confirmed by QF).

 

[Ausbt]

I'm amazed anyone gets suckered by these. I've even had legitimate messages from my bank which I ignore until they chase me up by phone, and even then I ask the reps from the bank to identify themselves, which they routinely refuse to do. Yes, I'm sure there are many "this customer is a PITA" notes on my accounts.

 

[harvyk]

I'm amazed anyone gets suckered by these. I've even had legitimate messages from my bank which I ignore until they chase me up by phone, and even then I ask the reps from the bank to identify themselves, which they routinely refuse to do. Yes, I'm sure there are many "this customer is a PITA" notes on my accounts.

Don't get me started on "rep's" from the bank... I love it how they will refuse to answer any questions "due to security reasons" until you have given them enough information for a identity thief to start doing damage, no doubt the irony was lost on the no doubt very expensive "security" consultants which they hired.

These days I tend to ignore any calls from blocked numbers, and if I need to speak to the bank I will only do so after calling one of the phone numbers which I have for them.

 

[JohnK]

I'm amazed anyone gets suckered by these.

People trust the internet. People swear by the internet.

This did not happen accidentally.

 

[Danger]

I'm amazed anyone gets suckered by these. I've even had legitimate messages from my bank which I ignore until they chase me up by phone, and even then I ask the reps from the bank to identify themselves, which they routinely refuse to do. Yes, I'm sure there are many "this customer is a PITA" notes on my accounts.

It's funny how it's a seemingly one way street. If you call the bank (or your telco or insurance company . . . ) you need to provide your life history; if they call you there's apparently no way to identify that they are legit.

 

[GalaxyNexus]

Usually these scam emails get picked up by gmail spam filter, marked as phishing attempt, and goes straight to spam folder.

 

[BD1959]

It goes to bip.spgolina.edu.pl, an address owned by an educational institute in Poland... So it's probably legit

Probably the same mob who "enhance" the legit website from time-to-time!!

Regards,

BD

 

[JohnK]

It's funny how it's a seemingly one way street. If you call the bank (or your telco or insurance company . . . ) you need to provide your life history; if they call you there's apparently no way to identify that they are legit.

If you do not believe they are who they claim to be then they should provide you with a general number to call. I have done this a few times when I have had a suspicion something was not quite right.