Received this one today, needless to say it's not from Alliance and Leicester! It's yet another attempt to obtain account details - and I don't even have an A&L account!
The link to click to update your details actually goes to a different site entirely
(DO NOT ENTER YOUR DETAILS THERE!) http://www.rayodark.com/Interestingly, this email has a link at the top of it which says, "If you cannot see this email click here" and the link takes you to a legit page on the A&L website which is addressed to a named individual, so it looks like someone's A&L account has been compromised somehow.
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Subject: update your telephone contact details
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From: alliance & leicester <suspiciousemails@alliance-leicester.co.uk>
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Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:18:55 +0100 (CET)
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Dear Customer<br /><br />
Alliance & Leicester is introducing a new automated telephone service to contact customers that have unusual transactions or spending patterns on their account to verify their payments.<br />
<br />please update your records now so that if we need to contact you, we have the right numbers to contact you on.<br />
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<a href="http://www.rayodark.com/" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana,sans-serif; font-size:11px;text-decoration:underline;color:#ff0000;" target="_blank">Click here to update your telephone contact details.</a><br />
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We hope we've been able to help.<br />
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Yours sincerely<br />
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The eCommerce team<br />
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Alliance & Leicester is now part
of the Santander Group, which
has more than 150 years'
experience in banking, and more
branches worldwide than any
other international bank.<br /><br />
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Please do not reply to this message. This email address is not monitored so we are unable to respond to any messages sent to this address.<br />
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As an additional security measure every customer email sent to you by Alliance & Leicester Group will be addressed to you personally. Please report to <a href="mailto:suspiciousemails@alliance-leicester.co.uk" style="color:#acacac;font-family: Arial, Verdana,sans-serif; font-size:10px;text-decoration:none;"><u>suspiciousemails@alliance-leicester.co.uk</u></a> any email which appears to come from Alliance & Leicester but is NOT addressed to you personally. We will never ask you to supply personal information such as passwords or other security information via email.<br />
If you are ever asked to supply this information in any email which appears to come from Alliance & Leicester, please report this to <a href="mailto:suspiciousemails@alliance-leicester.co.uk" style="color:#acacac;font-family: Arial, Verdana,sans-serif; font-size:10px;text-decoration:none;"><u>suspiciousemails@alliance-leicester.co.uk</u></a><br />
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The Alliance & Leicester plc web site and products and services offered are only available to UK residents. The content of the web site and products/services offered are governed by and will be construed in accordance with English law. The Alliance & Leicester web site uses a high level of encryption and the use of such encryption may be illegal in some countries outside of the UK. If you decide to use the Alliance & Leicester web site outside the UK, we shall not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by you as a result.<br />
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This marketing message was sent to you as an online prospect. If you would prefer not to receive prospect marketing from Alliance & Leicester by email, please click here to <a href="http://host.alliance-leicester.co.uk/redir.php?u=nnnY2PXQ&c=al2908080028&r=2092" style="color:#acacac;font-family: Arial, Verdana,sans-serif; font-size:10px;">unsubscribe</a>.<br />
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Calls are recorded or may be monitored for security, training and quality control purposes. Calls from UK landlines are free. Charges from mobile phones will vary.<br />
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Alliance & Leicester plc. Registered Office: Carlton Park, Narborough, Leicester LE19 0AL. Registered in England. Company Number: 3263713.<br />
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