First Direct Phishing Scam
Aimed at First Direct bank customers who perhaps are in a hurry and don't look at sender email address or click though web address. Generic "Dear customer" greeting shows that the senders don't know who you are. Genuine bank emails are personally addressed to each account holder often quoting part of the post code to verify that the sender is in fact the bank.
E-Mail received:
Date: 09/10/2025 12:03
From: First Direct support@worldofmodels.com
To: [Name Redacted]
Subject: Action Required: Turn On 2-Step Verification for Your Account
Notes: Sender email addresses: support@worldofmodels.com... very unlikely to be a genuine First Direct email address. The domain name is currently up for sale.
Click through link: https://nativelab.pe/auth/ This Peruvian regsitered website is unlikely to be connected with a British Bank. It is a fake website to harvest your online login details into your bank.
Recommendation: Delete the email.
Michael Fowler
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