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Phishing Scams

Please post any unusual or interesting Phishing Scam e-mails or urls you pick up.

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This first e-mail is very obviously a fake by the terrible spelling and language:

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_Dear_ _Citibank Member_,

Thiss LETTER was sennt by the Citi_Bank sevrer to veerify _your_ E-mail adderss_.
You must ceptlmoe this pesrcos by clicking on_the_link below and enttering in the litle winddow your _citibank Atm/Debit Card number and _PIN that you_use in the _ATM_.
This is done - for Your peotcrtion -7- because some of our members no lgeonr have acecss to their email adedsrses and we must verify it.

http://www.citi-card.net∞:

To veerify _your _E-MAIL_ adderss and akcess _your_ Citi-Card account, clic on _the link bellow.

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Here is practically the same letter, from a different scammer, but much more convincing on first glance:

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Dear Citibank Member,

This email was sent by the Citibank server to verify your e-mail address. You must complete this process by clicking on the link below and entering in the small window your Citibank ATM/Debit Card number and PIN that you use on ATM.
This is done for your protection -- because some of our members no longer have access to their email addresses and we must verify it.

To verify your e-mail address and access your bank account, click on the link below. If nothing happens when you click on the link (or if you use AOL), copy and paste the link into the address bar of your web browser.

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This automatic email sent to: whithaydn@yahoo.com Do not reply to this email.

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