A caller just reported on 3AW that he recieved an email that appears to come from Westpac Bank saying that his account will be locked unless he clicks on a link in the email to verify his account.

The important points to remember here are

• No banks send these sorts of emails to you
• no banks ask for your personal details in an email
• scammers and hackers hide viruses, malicious sofware and phishing links in these emails
• always check with your bank first when you get any suspicious emails
• never click on a link in an email that you are even slightly suspicious of.

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