I just received a really dodgy looking email, supposedly from the co operative bank. The email warns you about internet banking security and provides a link to a page that invites you to either type in your account number or your credit card number and security number to log in.

A simple rule with on-line banking is that they NEVER ask you for your card and account number details like this!!! Don't ever type in your details unless it's with a site you trust and remember, no site will ever request you to type in your personal banking numbers by email!

The subject line for the email was The Co-operative Bank p.l.c. Attention (Needed Update Account Information)

If you receive it, delete it!

I've had similar ones from both Lloyds Bank and Barclays Bank.

I knew exactly what they were, but if you follow the link to 'their' internet page, you'll notice that the address in the address bar is wrong

I've also reported all bogus emails to the appropriate address given on the banks' web sites regarding internet fraud.

I had a couple from Barclays, but one of them in particular was memorable - it went into great length to warn me about internet fraud, etc., before asking me to follow the link and fill out my password, etc.

Finally, I've had a couple from eBay, informing me that someone had been misusing my account, and to change the details or something, before eBay froze my account entirely. Again, totally bogus.

I had to make a new email account recently, cos all i seemed to be receiving on my old one, was constant phishing emails from almost all the banks and buildings societies in the UK telling me to update my account or something similar, when i've never had accounts with most of them