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Just received this message from 07547820550 to my personal mobile – I do not have a HSBC account so I knew immediately it was a phishing attempt. The odd looking domain gives it away anyway.

The domain was registered today, so it looks like a quick “mash and grab” attempt to steal as many passwords as possible before it gets shut down.

This is what the phishing attempt looked like, taken about a minute after my text message. Anyone fooled would have entered their banking login and password, which would now be in the hands of the scammer.

If anyone was fooled, immediately contact your bank. Change your passwords, and everywhere you use the same password.

On the plus side, they sent their phishing attempt to a Brendinghat administrator who immediately took action to report the site. Within five minutes of receiving the text message, the major browsers started to display a “dangerous site” warning.