sparkz
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posted on January 22, 2004 06:18:48 PM new
This is a cut and paste of an email I received in my Yahoo email account. For some reason Yahoo sent it to my spam folder. Do you think it's legit and should I answer it?
Dear Citibank_Online Client_, This messaage was sennt by t_he _citibank serevrs to veerify your_ _E-MAIL_ address_. You musst cplemote this psreocs by clicking on_the link beelow and enttering in the litlle _window your Citi _Debit Card Number and card pin that you_use in the Atm. That_is donne for your pteorction -d- because some of_our memmbers no lnegor have acescs to their email adsedress and we must verify it. <http://citicard.net:3%5a%4e%760%51%68%6c%51%6f@%71%64%73%6c%6195%64%64%2e%44%61%2e%72%75/%3f8%69%5a%50%618> To veerify _your_ _email adress and acccess your_ citi_bank account, clic on the link beloww. oEyYfiuxoEwVh58k
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
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sanmar
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posted on January 22, 2004 06:21:25 PM new
I don't think so. Citi Bank would never send such a poorly written message.
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OhMsLucy
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posted on January 22, 2004 06:37:08 PM new
Hi Sparkz,
Looks like spam to me.
I'd call CitiBank and find out if they sent it, which I seriously doubt they did. Who knows? Maybe they can catch up with the perpetrator and shut them down.
Lucy
I grow old...I grow old...I shall wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled. T.S. Eliot
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sparkz
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posted on January 22, 2004 06:49:18 PM new
It came from some jerk at dbzmail.com after it floated through charter.net and some other hole in the wall domain. Just wanted to share it with you so you could see how real amateur scammers operate. When these guys learn to spell and get out of grade school, they might be dangerous  Besides, I don't have a debit card with Citibank.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
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ltray
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posted on January 22, 2004 06:50:26 PM new
Hey Sparkz, I definetly think you should veeeeerifi your account. Make sure it is set up to send me money!
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dadofstickboy
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posted on January 22, 2004 07:21:22 PM new
It's Real!
It's Citi Banks new method of Encrypting messages.
You will now need Ralph and his Ovaltine Decoder Ring to decipher what it is they want!
Got that message a couple weeks ago.
Couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the spelling
How could anyone that stupid think they could get the time of day from anyone?
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sparkz
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posted on January 22, 2004 07:40:05 PM new
Let me guess. Ralphie is having a Dutch auction on those decoder rings this week? And if I recall correctly, Ralph has an email address at dbzmail.com. Hmmm...The plot thickens...
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
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TheFamilyBiz
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posted on January 22, 2004 08:10:59 PM new
Got that one a little while ago, too. Thought I'd do CitiBank a favor and send it along to them -- and used: [email protected] -- of course, they don't use anything like that and it bounced.
It was then that I decided: "Screw 'em" if they don't use what has become a common way to report problem e-mails and potential fraud....
Oh well.
Wayne
Never explain -- Your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
~ Elbert Hubbard
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Roadsmith
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posted on January 22, 2004 08:58:32 PM new
I dawn't theeeenk itz reel, but yew nevreee no!
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"I have resolved to allow my friends their peculiarities." -- Samuel Johnson
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mcjane
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posted on January 22, 2004 10:32:53 PM new
I got the same email, didn't answer it & City Bank closed my account & sent an email
saying: Pleeze retorn yur crdit Coord.
So sparkz, I wood say it's reel.
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giftsforall
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posted on January 23, 2004 06:12:24 AM new
Well I have had a lot of customers who can't spell or form a sentence properly. I bet they will still get someone bozo to fill in the info.
thanks for the laugh.
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tomwiii
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posted on January 23, 2004 06:18:41 AM new
Taint from Ralphie -- he spells a lot better than THAT!
Ralphie loves Mr Blonde:
"Are you gonna bark all day little doggie, or are you gonna bite?"
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trai
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posted on January 23, 2004 06:45:50 AM new
Taint from Ralphie -- he spells a lot better than THAT!
LOL..... my cat can spell better than that so if thats the best the scam artist can do then the world is safe.
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buyhigh
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posted on January 23, 2004 07:46:09 AM new
It is not genuine because I got the same message a month ago and I don't even bank at Citibank nor have I ever banked there. Think someone is trying to harvest bank acct. numbers and just randomly e-mailing in the hope that they can connect with a few suckers.
buyhigh
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buyhigh
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posted on January 23, 2004 07:50:11 AM new
Correction - mine was spelled a whole lot better than yours. Maybe this one comes from another source.
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