Today an email arrived that simply cracked me up:
From: H-S-B-C
To: undisclosed-recipients : ;
Subject: IB suspended
Date: 30/03/11 11:20:03
Yes, that looks entirely authentic already :lol:
Dear Customer,
Your IB access has been suspended (multiple failed log-in
attempts).
To remove the suspension, please complete the attached document.
What, you mean your bank doesn't send you forms to put your internet banking details in?
For any inquiries, contact Customer Service.
:roflmao: I suspect an inquiry is warranted...
Please do not reply to this message.
HSBC 2011
Don't worry, I won't. They didn't say anything about not ridiculing it on the web however...
So, let's have a look at the form. For a start, it's really messy table based HTML, but the fun parts are:
<link href="http://www.cefims.ac.uk/forms/appform/application.css" media="screen" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
Wait, you HSBC use CSS files hosted on a university server?
Obviously Steveee is a bigshot in their IT department :lol:
Seems legit :roflmao:
~$ whois 114.33.23.187
% [whois.apnic.net node-1]
% Whois data copyright terms http://www.apnic.net/db/dbcopyright.html
inetnum: 114.32.0.0 - 114.47.255.255
netname: HINET-NET
descr: CHTD, Chunghwa Telecom Co.,Ltd.
descr: No.21-3, Sec.1, Hsin-Yi Rd.
descr: Taipei Taiwan 100
country: TW
admin-c: FC76-AP
tech-c: HN27-AP
status: ALLOCATED PORTABLE
mnt-by: MAINT-TW-TWNIC
mnt-lower: MAINT-TW-TWNIC
mnt-routes: MAINT-TW-TWNIC
changed: hm-changed@apnic.net 20080418
source: APNIC
person: Fu-Kuei Chung
address: Internet Service Department,
address: Data Communication Business Group, Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
address: Data-Comm Bldg, No. 21, Sec 1, Hsin-Yi Rd.
address: Taipei, Taiwan 100
country: TW
phone: +886 2 2344 4709
phone: +886 2 2344 3007
fax-no: +886 2 2396 0399
fax-no: +886 2 2344 2513
e-mail: fkchung@ms1.hinet.net
nic-hdl: FC76-AP
mnt-by: MAINT-TW-TWNIC
changed: hostmaster@twnic.net 20001230
source: APNIC
person: HINET Network-Adm
address: CHTD, Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
address: Data-Bldg. 6F, No. 21, Sec. 21, Hsin-Yi Rd.,
address: Taipei Taiwan 100
country: TW
phone: +886 2 2322 3495
phone: +886 2 2322 3442
phone: +886 2 2344 3007
fax-no: +886 2 2344 2513
fax-no: +886 2 2395 5671
e-mail: network-adm@hinet.net
nic-hdl: HN27-AP
remarks: same as TWNIC nic-handle HN184-TW
mnt-by: MAINT-TW-TWNIC
changed: hostmaster@twnic.net 20000721
source: APNIC
inetnum: 114.33.0.0 - 114.33.255.255
netname: HINET-NET
descr: Chunghwa Telecom Data Communication Business Group
descr: Taipei Taiwan
country: TW
admin-c: HN184-TW
tech-c: HN184-TW
mnt-by: MAINT-TW-TWNIC
remarks: This information has been partially mirrored by APNIC from
remarks: TWNIC. To obtain more specific information, please use the
remarks: TWNIC whois server at whois.twnic.net.
changed: network-adm@hinet.net 20080421
status: ASSIGNED NON-PORTABLE
source: TWNIC
person: HINET Network-Adm
address: CHTD, Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.
address: Taipei Taiwan
e-mail: network-adm@hinet.net
nic-hdl: HN184-TW
changed: hostmaster@twnic.net.tw20000721
source: TWNIC
Lastly, if all that doesn't seem quite suspect enough already, I don't actually bank with HSBC :roflmao: