caution on e-mail citibank
Date: Thu, 06/05/2008 - 09:03
Dear Citibank Internet-banking Customer
During our regularly scheduled account maintenance and verification procedures,we were unable to verify your account information. This might be due to either one of the following reasons:
- A recent change in your personal information (change of address)
- Submitting invalid information during the initial enrollment process
In order to avoid any problems with you Citibank account we ask you to take 5 minutes out of your online experience and renew your records with Citibank. Once you have updated your account records service will not be interrupted and will continue as normal.
Please click on the link below to access your Citibank internet-banking and initiate the verification process.
web.da-us.citibank.com/cgi-bin/citifi/portal/l/l.do
When you access your account and perform transactions on Citibank Online, we use 128-bit Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption technologyâ€â€the most widely used method of securing internet transactions available today.
Online security practices across businesses in the Citigroup family of companies may vary.
Citi.com is the global source of information about, and access to, financial services provided by the Citigroup family of companies.
I am unsure if that is legit or not. I don't and never had a cit
I am unsure if that is legit or not. I don't and never had a citibank card. so how did they get my e-mail address?
It is a pfishing scam sent out to untold numbers of emails compi
It is a pfishing scam sent out to untold numbers of emails compiled from various sources.
Note that the address is not correct with respect to their normal web address.
GBD
Correct. Anytime you are sent an email like that, NEVER use the
Correct. Anytime you are sent an email like that, NEVER use the link provided in the email!! Open your Internet browser,(like IE Firefox, etc) type in the URL that you KNOW is correct, and check your account that way.(make sure it's a secure site that starts with https, not http.) Or, call them at the number that you know for certain that is correct.
This is how scam artists steal identities and steal you blind!!! By fooling you into thinking you are at a legit site, and it looks legit!! But it's not!!
Also, report the phishers to the bank, or whoever they are trying to spoof. Hopefully it will get the crooks shut down.
Same goes for phone calls. Never give out personal or sensitive info to ANYONE that CALLS You first. Unless you are 100% certain it is legit. You are better off saying "I'll call you back". And use a number you KNOW is legit.
If everyone know this, there would be a lot less identity thefts due to ignorance.
I had another one from netteller too but the english was so poor
I had another one from netteller too but the english was so poor in the email, I just laughed at it. It said I had $250 taken from my netteller account by a scamer and they wanted me to verify my bank information to have the money put back into netteller and then back to my bank.
Exactly. They will do their best to scare you, and when you are
Exactly. They will do their best to scare you, and when you are scared, you can make bad decisions. They will send you emails like "If you do not verify your information, we will close your account" or something like that.
Never pay attention to that garbage. Notice that the links they provide show up in the status bar when you mouse over it?
The link might say:
paypal.com
but in reality, its phishingsite.com