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Phishing - The CitiBank Email Scam
This is not scam created BY CitiBank. CitiBank is a victim as well. If you receive
an email similar to the one below, DO NOT click on the link, and do not enter
any information on the forms there.
The website that the link leads to is a spoof; a fake website, not created by
CitiBank. It goes to LustCity.com, not CitiBank! When you enter the information they ask for, you will simply be
handing the thieves the keys to your bank accounts. That is how spoofing
and phishing works.
Remember, no reputable business would send you
an email requesting your personal account information. Any such email you
receive asking for this information should be considered phony and brought to
the attention of the business being 'phished'.
Anytime you need to go to a website for your bank, credit card companies or
other personal, financial or confidential information; do not follow a link in
an email; just type their address in your browser directly (such as
www.CitiBank.com )
The Citi website has a list of example phishing attempts that date back to June
2005.
Below are actual phishing emails that started circulating in early 2007.
We have put a warning over the links to the phisher's website.
If you receive one of these email, or a similar scam using CitiBank's name, CitiBank wants to know about it: forward it to
emailspoof@citigroup.com.
Subject: Attention -
Confirm Your Information
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If you don't confirm your account information with
us, we will limit your Citibank® Bankcard to access
at ATMs and online.
reference number
[13547381]
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Dear
Citibank Customer,
Security Alerts:
All Citibank accounts access for online use are required to
confirm their personal information due to high volume of
fraud and unauthorize access from outside US Territories.
For your protection your account is temporarly limited. An
account that is temporarly limited is required to confirm
the Account Information.
To successfully confirm your information we require your
Citibank® Banking Card and Personal Identification Number
(PIN) so you can access your accounts at ATMs and online.
Here's how to confirm your account information online:
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Go to
Citibank Online page and complete the Card
Verification form. |
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Agree to site Terms & Conditions and confirm your
personal information. |
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You'll be successfully confirmed and your Citibank®
Account is Verified. |
You may
also want to view the Disclosures and Agreement that you
agreed to when you applied, which you can do for the next 90
days at
Citibank Online.
Again, thank you for choosing Citibank.
IMPORTANT:
Accounts are opened on Business Days only. If you apply on a
Saturday, Sunday or Bank Holiday or on a Business Day at a
time when the processing of your application cannot be
completed that same day, your account will be opened on the
following Business Day. If this occurs, your account will
receive the interest rate and annual percentage yield in
effect on the date it is opened. |
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ABOUT THIS
MESSAGE
Please do not reply to this customer service email.
(c) 2006 Citibank. Citibank, N.A., Citibank, F.S.B., Citibank
(West), FSB. Member FDIC. Citi with Arc Design and Citibank are
registered service marks of Citigroup Inc. |
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Another example:
Citibank Notification Email
Citibank is committed to maintaining a safe environment for its community of
customers.
To protect the security of your account, Citibank employs some of the most
advanced security systems in the world and our anti-fraud teams regularly
screen the Citibank system for unusual activity.
This is a fraud prevention measure meant to ensure that your account is not
compromised.
In order to secure your account we may require some specific information
from you. We encourage you to log in by clicking on the link below:
https://web.da-us.citibank.com/cgi-bin/citifi/portal
Ignoring this request for an extended period of time, may result in account
limitations or in eventual account closure.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please understand that
this is a security measure meant to help protect you and your account.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
For more information about phishing, see
this page.
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