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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 -
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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.