Something tells me this email was not from Citibank
 

I don't know why...I just don't think this really came from Citibank. Maybe one of you guys could help me figure out why I have this feeling that this is not genuine.

Here's the email:
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DEAR Citi_Bank _Users_,

This_ leter was sent_ by_the Citi-Bank serevr to veerify your EMAIL adderss.
You must complete this process by clicking on _the link below and enttering
in the small winndow your Citibank Atm/Debit full Card Nummber and Pin that
_you use in_the local ATM Machine. That_is _done_ for-your protection -e- becourse some_of our
memebrs no_longer have access to their _E-MAIL_ addersses and we must verify it.

http://www.yahoo.com/?InliFgIlgXMtcc...I3PtqcM7twtIug

To verify your_ e_mail address and _access_ _your OnlineCitibank
account, click on the_link below_.

1Gt5D6cUT7TE1J 0uyIyndZB174xAM2 QNTkUkq6g9eaMgUMKtx

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Call it a hunch. :)

And it came from this email address: [email protected]

I sent this reply:

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BHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

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EDIT: The email predictably bounced back.

Apparently the Griswold's are looking for someone to bankroll their summer vacation.

The Family Truckster has exactly $20,000 dollars worth of repairs to be done.

becourse

Or maybe they're going to splurge and buy the metallic blue one!

My girl robot. This is gonna be the best prom ever. Mwahahaha!

You mean it's not from Citi_Bank?

I didn't even know that Citi_Bank had a "serevr".

Citi_Bank should see a docotr about that.

Y'know, if virus makers could spend a little more time on their English, they'd probably be a lot more successful.

One recent email phishing expedition that went around campus a couple of months ago was a poorly worded and misspelled email ostensibly from the help desk asking for confirmation of username/password if "you are still wishing to use your email." I'm still trying to figure out what tense that is. Future imperfect optative?

You did click the Yahoo link and enter your credit card and pin number, correct?

not only is it poor english, the logic is just ridiculous.

YOU must enter your full atm card number, as well as your PIN because some other members are having trouble with their email addresses?

Not to mention Yahoo hosting a website for CitiBank?

Sab, send me your credit card number and pin number and I will take care of this for you. No need to be bothered. Thanks.

-GE

Wally world!!:D

I got the exact same email...gave it the same response that got bounced back too. If someone is dumb enough to fall for that, they deserve to have their bank account cleaned out.

that email was pretty stupid, but I can see where someone with very little computer/internet knowledge might get duped. and, unfortunately, some of the techniques are MUCH more sophisticated than that.

I just got an email from Wells_Fargo and Capital_One. Unfortunately, I'd already cleaned out my account so I could help that nice young man from Nigeria.

Yeah, but he's going to send you a million something-or-others as a reward, so its all good.

I clicked the link then realized that I dont have a citibank account...so i was bummed that I couldnt be scammed.

wow that person is really smrt.:D


If you're going to try to scam someone, you should at least make it look convincing...

I get so many of these that I will probably delete something important someday.