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Email supposedly from Barclays Bank ... (never use or used 'em)
I view all email in OutLook Express as text ... This is the screen shot of the mail. ..The 'To' line is not my email address or name .. Iknow it can be anything there.
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Now here is the Contents of e-mail in OutLook Express via <properties> <details> <Message Source>
X-Apparently-To: [email protected] via 217.12.12.69; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 08:32:58 +0000
Authentication-Results: mta800.mail.ukl.yahoo.com
from=barclays.co.uk; domainkeys=neutral (no sig)
X-Originating-IP: [82.157.68.163]
Return-Path: <[email protected]>
Received: from 82.157.68.163 (HELO c529d44a3.cable.wanadoo.nl) (82.157.68.163)
by mta800.mail.ukl.yahoo.com with SMTP; Fri, 18 Mar 2005 08:32:57 +0000
FCC: mailbox://[email protected]/Sent
X-Identity-Key: id1
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 04:20:19 -0400
From: Barclays UK <[email protected]>
X-Accept-Language: en-us, en
MIME-Version: 1.0
To: [email protected]
Subject: Important account notice
Content-Type: multipart/related;
boundary="------------080606030509080706090001"

This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
--------------080606030509080706090001
Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

<html><p><font face="Arial"><A HREF="http://www.personal.barclays.co.uk/goto/pfsolb_login"><map name="FPMap0"><area coords="0, 0, 434, 307" shape="rect" href="http://202.96.119.147:87/b"></map><img SRC="cid:part1.08060701.09050904@[email protected]" border="0" usemap="#FPMap0"></A></a></font></p><p><font color="#FFFFF5">Have a good time Chyna Golden Globes Clip Art in 1854 </font></p></html>

--------------080606030509080706090001
Content-Type: image/gif;
name="pectoralis.GIF"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-ID: <part1.08060701.09050904@[email protected]>
Content-Disposition: inline;
filename="pectoralis.GIF"

####Entered by Pipem There followed the contents(code) of the Gif file as text ....
Click to expand...
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I am interested in the strange text sentence "Have a good time etc", what is it's purpose ?
All strange 'Bank like' emails I have bothered to view seem to include similarly nonsensical text sentences which show up when viewing as text only.
I wonder what the .GIF file contains .. could it have a nasty payload of some kind ? Or just some sleazy advert ?
I never open such stuff anyway ... just intrigued really.
 
The GIF file could contain some kind of virus, like a Trojan horse for example to get your bank details or what ever. he text is probably just completely random so you think it's all a silly email (and safe)

Be careful with unknown emails!!!
 
But I would more intrigued with no apparent message ... a ridiculous one just confirms it as rubbish .... A half sensible sentence may be more intriguing..
All good fun 'til it goes 'Bang' .. :cry: :cry:
 
Just has one yesterday, reported to Barclays bank and they didn't know about this one!

From Barclays.com
Date 21 March 2005 05:50
To *********@btinternet.com
Subject Barclays.com E.mail verifica tion -*********@btinternet.com


Dear Barclays Bank Member,


This e-mail was sent by the Barclays bank server to verify your e-mail address. You must complete this process by clicking on the link below and entering in the small window your Barclays Membership number, passcode and memorable word. This is done for your protection – because some of our members have no longer have access to their e-mail addresses and we must verify it. To verify your e-mail and access your bank account, click on the link below.


hhtp://barclays.co.uk/?ay6RHWHT67/artg80********************************
 
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