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Does this look legit? Obviously not!

Feb 5, 2004 10:06AM PST

The least they can do is run a spell check

Subj: Citi_Bank Email Veerification -
Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2004 08:49:09 -0500
From: sova@surfy.net
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_Dear _citibank_ Users_,

This e-mail was _sent_ by t_he Citibank serevrs to
veerify your_ EMAIL adrress.
You mmust coptmele this pesorcs by clicking on the_link
beloow and enttering in the litle _window_ your Citbiank
_Debit full_card_nummber and _PIN_ that you_use on ATM Machine.
This_is _done_ for your potrcetion -W- becaurse some of our
members no lonegr have accses to their email adseersds
and we must verify it.

http://citicards.com:%41%59@%6c%6c%6a%6a%74%664%64%63%2e%64%41%2e%52%75/%3f%6b%59%6a13%52

To veerify your _e-mail_ _address_ and akcess _your_ Citi_Bank
account, click on the_link _bellow_.

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Delete it !
Feb 5, 2004 10:09AM PST

Is this the worst scam email of all time?

The email purports to come from Citibank, (not a new line of attack, as we previously reported) and is a bog-standard phishing scam, to wit: the recipient is asked to verify details online and thereby inadvertently gives his or her credit/debit card number and PIN to the waiting phishers.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/28/35266.html

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I did, I posted since I have never seen any message as ridiculuous as this one! NT
Feb 5, 2004 10:16AM PST

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Re:I did, I posted since I have never seen any message as ridiculuous as this one! NT
Feb 6, 2004 4:34AM PST

LarryD,

Then you missed my post about this same scam some time back. Happy

William

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Re:Does this look legit? Obviously not!
Feb 6, 2004 12:16AM PST

I wonder if they misspell to attempt to get around filters?