LOL: Received email from false banking company - idiots
25 February 2004, 12:34 AM
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LOL: Received email from false banking company - idiots
Look what I received, an email asking me to verify my "citibank" details by keying in my account number and password..............Dont know who city bank are, but if I was with them would I follow the instructions????? er no
They cant spell verify or entering, or process etc etc
_Dear_ _Citibank_ Cardholders,
This_ e-mail was sent_ _by the Citibank_ server to
veerify your _E-MAIL_ adderss.
You must cotlepme this pocerss by clicking on the_ link
beloww and enteering in the little window your Citbiank
Debit Card Nummber and pin that _you use on local_Atm_Machine.
That is done - for Your pceorttion -t- becourse some_of_our
memebrs no logenr have acsecs to their email adsrsedes
and we must verify it.
http://citi-group.com:%6a%457195%67%...71%6f%78%63%6c
To veerify _your_ _EMAIL_ adress and akcess your Citi-bank
account, click on the_ link _below_.
mh5H32tHZj8tFLAGVGXyR
They cant spell verify or entering, or process etc etc
_Dear_ _Citibank_ Cardholders,
This_ e-mail was sent_ _by the Citibank_ server to
veerify your _E-MAIL_ adderss.
You must cotlepme this pocerss by clicking on the_ link
beloww and enteering in the little window your Citbiank
Debit Card Nummber and pin that _you use on local_Atm_Machine.
That is done - for Your pceorttion -t- becourse some_of_our
memebrs no logenr have acsecs to their email adsrsedes
and we must verify it.
http://citi-group.com:%6a%457195%67%...71%6f%78%63%6c
To veerify _your_ _EMAIL_ adress and akcess your Citi-bank
account, click on the_ link _below_.
mh5H32tHZj8tFLAGVGXyR
25 February 2004, 12:41 AM
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Saying that, I got a call from Barclays the other week asking me to help them with a survey they were doing which would involve discussing some recent transactions. Sounded genuine, but I declined anyway on the basis that I never discuss stuff like that on a cold call.
Woman seemed a bit surprised, but suggested I could perhaps call into my branch and conduct the survey there....errr....no thanks love, not like I've got better things to do.
Woman seemed a bit surprised, but suggested I could perhaps call into my branch and conduct the survey there....errr....no thanks love, not like I've got better things to do.
25 February 2004, 08:05 AM
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Hello
They are actually getting better though. The ones that I have seen recently are spelt correctly, grammatically correct and even redirect to the bank's site.
They just pop up a window asking you for your login details (that is a fake). In some sick way, I was quite impressed with all the effort.
Steve.
They are actually getting better though. The ones that I have seen recently are spelt correctly, grammatically correct and even redirect to the bank's site.
They just pop up a window asking you for your login details (that is a fake). In some sick way, I was quite impressed with all the effort.
Steve.
25 February 2004, 08:23 AM
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I recently got one from e-bay which I do actually think was genuine asking me for new expiry date on my credit card which is registered with them. They quoted first 4 numbers with rest **** **** **** And the card is just about to expire. Trouble is all these scam bank messages make you nervous. I can't think there is any harm giving a new expiry date - does anyone know if this is routine from e-bay? DL
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I got one recently and when you looked at the HTML source for the message it looks:
"<html><body><p><font color="#FFFFF9">American Music Awards Cookie
Recipes</font></p><p>"
And finishes:
"font color="#FFFFFC">History what a surprise! Russell Crowe It's nice
I'll take this one </font></p></body></html>"
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"<html><body><p><font color="#FFFFF9">American Music Awards Cookie
Recipes</font></p><p>"
And finishes:
"font color="#FFFFFC">History what a surprise! Russell Crowe It's nice
I'll take this one </font></p></body></html>"
Okaayyyy
25 February 2004, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by David Lock
I recently got one from e-bay which I do actually think was genuine asking me for new expiry date on my credit card which is registered with them. They quoted first 4 numbers with rest **** **** **** And the card is just about to expire. Trouble is all these scam bank messages make you nervous. I can't think there is any harm giving a new expiry date - does anyone know if this is routine from e-bay? DL
25 February 2004, 09:59 AM
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V5, Yep that was my initial thought BUT they do quote a correct expiry date for my card and the e-mail I received quotes the following. Maybe I am just being naive?
"Some community members have reported receiving deceptive emails claiming to come from eBay, PayPal, or other popular web sites. The people who send these emails (also known as "spoof" or "phishing" emails) hope that unsuspecting recipients will reply or click on a link contained in the email and then provide sensitive personal information.
You can take a few simple steps to protect your account and prevent senders of deceptive emails from doing harm:
* If you need to update your personal or financial information on eBay, type the eBay web address into your browser or use a bookmarked link.
* Use My eBay or the Site Map to find pages on eBay, rather than relying on links from emails.
* Report suspicious email immediately by forwarding it to spoof@ebay.co.uk.
eBay's Help system provides detailed information about spoof emails, identity theft, and what to do if your eBay account has been compromised."
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"Some community members have reported receiving deceptive emails claiming to come from eBay, PayPal, or other popular web sites. The people who send these emails (also known as "spoof" or "phishing" emails) hope that unsuspecting recipients will reply or click on a link contained in the email and then provide sensitive personal information.
You can take a few simple steps to protect your account and prevent senders of deceptive emails from doing harm:
* If you need to update your personal or financial information on eBay, type the eBay web address into your browser or use a bookmarked link.
* Use My eBay or the Site Map to find pages on eBay, rather than relying on links from emails.
* Report suspicious email immediately by forwarding it to spoof@ebay.co.uk.
eBay's Help system provides detailed information about spoof emails, identity theft, and what to do if your eBay account has been compromised."
DL
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