NEWS

NEST Scam Emails

There have been several occasions of phishing scams targeting people who are new to NEST auto-enrolment pensions.  See example below.  The wording etc is very close to the genuine article but includes a Word file attached.  The amounts quoted are way in excess of the actual NEST contributions.

From: do_not_reply@nestpensions.org.uk [mailto:info@nestpensions114.top]
Sent: 09 February 2017 09:14
To: client@client.name
Subject: You've got a new message in your NEST mailbox

There's a new message in your NEST mailbox.

We're confirming that payment of 2922.82 will be taken by Direct Debit in accordance with your agreed terms.
Please see the details in attached file.

NEST has also issued the following advice on how to recognise a scam email that seems to come from NEST:

• You weren’t expecting an email from NEST. Its email address is different from our website address.

• It uses a generic greeting such as ‘Dear customer’, rather than your name

• It asks for personal information such as username, password, account or bank details.

• It gives you a time limit, for example, your account may be closed unless you act immediately.

• It shows a prominent website link. This might be similar to NEST’s official website address, but even one wrong character means it’s a different website.

20/03/2017