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Citibank Phishing Scam E-mails

Phishing e-mails are e-mails from scam artists who use official looking webpages designed to trick you into believing they are from a corporate website that you have an account with.  Typically, it is either stated or implied  that your account will be suspended or deactivated unless you click the link to the webpage that is linked from the e-mail.  Often, the scammers say that someone is trying to use your account or this is done for "security" purposes.  Once you are at the site, they will ask you to provide or verify personal information such as bank account information, credit card information, social security information and password information.  If you get such an e-mail, you should delete it and do not provide any of the requested information.  However, if you are not convinced that you have a fraudulent e-mail, please contact Citibank directly and explain the e-mail you received.  If you give out any personal information, contact your bank immediately and depending on what information you gave out, it may be wise to take measures to protect against identity theft (e.g. contact credit agencies, close accounts, cleanse computer).  Many e-mail solicitations that appear to be phishing e-mails are set forth throughout this website and below:


Citibank

From: services@citibank.com  
Subject: View Your Accounts (Action Required)
Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 09:00:24 -0400
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citi.com
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       Update Your Account Information

       Fraudulent Money Transfers

       It has come to our attention that your Citibank account information needs to be updated
       as part of our continuing commitment to protect your account and to reduce the instance
       of fraud on our website.  Due to your recent account activity, we are kindly asking you to
       confirm that ONLY you manage your Citibank account, and the recent money transfers
       were made by you.

       If you did not effectuated the money transfers, you can confirm by logging to your account
       and filling up the verification procedure here:

       https://www.citibank.com/us/cred.ver2aMy-=citi/cards/index.jsp

      
      
Once you have updated your account records, your Citibank account be fully protected.
 

       Thank You,
       Citibank Security

 

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Other Citibank examples can be found on the following pages: 1, 2

 

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