Steve Gracon wrote: > Just had this fun e-mail sent to two of my publicly accessible e-mail > accounts. Yet another reason to not use HTML as the default in Outlook. > Are phishing attempts even news any more? I classify them with spam. Crispin > <BOM> > > 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: > > https://web_da-us_citibank_com/signin/citifi/scripts/email_verifyjsp > > --------------------------------------- > > Thank you for using Citibank > > --------------------------------------- > > <EOM> > > While the URL looks authentic, a look at the source reveals the > following <A HREF=> tag: > > http://210_169_91_178/scripts/email_verify.htm > > which upon lookup resolves to: > > sh-obp2-9-178.usr.neweb.ne.jp > > With any luck the standard user will be wary of such scams and notice > the less-than-proper use of the English language. > > V/R, > > Steve Gracon > > -- Crispin Cowan, Ph.D. http://immunix.com/~crispin/ CTO, Immunix http://immunix.com Immunix 7.3 http://www.immunix.com/shop/
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