Watch your credit cards, again...

[MikeC]

I got this sent to one of my bs e-mail accounts. I talked to Citibank's security people and sent it to them so they could have a look at it. Yes, I KNEW before calling that this was fake. I just wanted to know if they wanted to look at it to try to find the morons who keep sending these out. They did want it. They advise against even clicking the links included, because some of the sites try to infect your computer with nasties.

BTW, I did edit the URL for our safety.

Dear Customer:

Recently there have been a large number of cyber attacks pointing our database servers. In order to safeguard your account, we require you to sign on immediately.

This personal check is requested of you as a precautionary measure and to ensure yourselves that everything is normal with your balance and personal information.

This process is mandatory, and if you did not sign on within the nearest time your account may be subject to temporary suspension.

Please make sure you have your Citibank(R) debit card number and your User ID and Password at hand.

Please use our secure counter server to indicate that you have signed on, please click the link bellow:

http://21*.4*.19.8/c**ier/

!! Note that we have no particular indications that your details have been compromised in any way.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter and thank you for using Citibank(R)

Regards,

Citibank(R) Card Department

(C)2004 Citibank. Citibank, N.A., Citibank, F.S.B.,
Citibank (West), FSB. Member FDIC.Citibank and Arc
Design is a registered service mark of Citicorp.

 

[nauifins73]

I get those emails too but I haven't had the nerve to open one. Thanks for posting I'm glad to see what it is about. I get one from Yahoo! (with the !) I have avoided them too.

Becky

 

[adder70]

This process is mandatory, and if you did not sign on within the nearest time your account may be subject to temporary suspension.

This is a perfect example of little things making an internet scam obvious. No professional organization would let out that kind of grammar on an official notice. "within the nearest time"?! Huh?! This is clearly either a non-English speaker or an uneducated idiot!

I just want to ask people why they thought a professional company would send out junk like that! This is a professional document, not the lyrics of some hiphop band!

 

[donacheson]

This is a perfect example of little things making an internet scam obvious. No professional organization would let out that kind of grammar on an official notice. "within the nearest time"?! Huh?! This is clearly either a non-English speaker or an uneducated idiot!

I just want to ask people why they thought a professional company would send out junk like that! This is a professional document, not the lyrics of some hiphop band!

I appreciate your point, but as time has gone by for this old man, I've seen a steady degradation in grammar, punctuation and spelling. So, it wouldn't surprise if level of butchery of our language you cite becomes quite the accepted norm.