Is this the latest scam?

[creatine28]

Just got this in my Yahoo mail!   Don't even belong to citi bank.

Dear _citibank_ Mebmers,

This_ mesage was sentt by the_ citibank_ servers to
veerify your email_ address_.
You muust cemptole this pescros by clicking on the_ link
beelow and enteering in the little winndow your Citibank
ATM Card nummber and Card Pin that you_use in the local ATM Machine.
This_is done for_your pcoerttion -I- becaurse some_of_our
memebrs no lngeor have acescs to their email adeesrsds
and we must verify it.

http://citi-bank-card.org:%58%79%578%6f0%48%6d3%6e@%77%72%6b%77958%66%64%2e%64%41%2e%52%55/%3f%442%62%77%76%6a
 
To veerify _your_ _email_ address and access your Citi_Bank
account, clik on the_ link below_.



Notice, a lot of mis spelled words!

[Brad Lee]

There have been more paypal related emails like this going around as well recently


its From: accounts@paypal.com, but that could easily be spoofed to hide the real sender

Dear PayPal

[J_K_M_A_N]

You don't believe that is from Citibank?

J_K_M_A_N

[creatine28]

Read on Google that the originator of the email is from Russia or something?

[Dartful Dodger]

It looks real.  You should verify your account before something bad happens to it.

If after you verify your account and someone steals or your money, it's because you didn't verify fast enough.  So if you get another email like this you should verify right away. Or if someone calls asking for your personal info just give it to them.

[saint]

And just in case anyone took that seriously --- this is a scam, never give out personal information in response to a phone call or email.  Period.  

[Edgedamage]

Lucky for my friends mom that I was visiting them to do some upgrades on their computer. I noticed that she was filling out a phony "update your personal information" for your ebay account she had even filled in the enter your credit number box. I told that ebay never asks for any kind of credit card #'s to be sent over email. I sent the phony update email to ebay. And a day later they had a warning on their site about phony information requests. I anyone gets a phone call or email from their bank to update your information. Just reply by saying that "I will visit my branch to update my personal information personally".

[SirPoonga]

Right, a company will never ask for your pin or password.  If something goes wrong they'd reset the account, give you a new pin or password or what have you.  You should never have to give this info out under any circumstances.

If you still have this email I'd loe it if you could send it to me.  It's hilarious.

[gprime]

Never click a link with a @ sign in it.

If you don't know some url syntaxes are:

http://realaddress/
http://user@realaddress/
http://user:pass@realaddress/

so:

http://citi-bank-card.org:%58%79%578%6f0%48%6d3%6e@%77%72%6b%77958%66%64%2e%64%41%2e%52%55/%3f%442%62%77%76%6a

would be

user: citi-bank-card.org
pass: %58%79%578%6f0%48%6d3%6e
realaddress: %77%72%6b%77958%66%64%2e%64%41%2e%52%55/%3f%442%62%77%76%6a

if you covert from hex it becomes: http://wrkw958fd.dA.RU/?D2bwvj

[SirPoonga]

interssting, that link, if oyu don;t use the username and password redirects you to citibank.  At least it is a good effort.

[Luxury]

ive got at least a dozen of these types of emails from so-called ebay in the last 2 weeks.  
the funny thing is - why would i need to update my ebay account for payments?  what payments am i making to them in the first place?  ive never sold anything through them.

[SNAAAKE]

OH WOW !
This dude here wants to give me 10 million $$$
Wonder what I did though
Damn I had no idea that I have enough skills to run a 10 million dollar business...I am so PIMP !
See I always knew people wanted to give me 10 million dollars.




"Attn:Please,

Dearest one.
It is with trust and believe that I write to you, though I don't know
you neither have I seen you before, but my confidence was reposed On you.

I am,Hakeem Bello the son of Late Director of Finance, Dr.Mohammed Bello of Sierra Leone Diamond and Mining Corporation. I am contacting you from MALAYSIA. On behalf of my widowed mother Mrs, Mariam Bello wish to solicit your assistance in transferring the sum US$10miilion (Ten million United States Dollars only) to your bank account. My late father diverted the above mentioned money meant for the purchase of ammunitions for my country during the peak of a disastrous war in Sierra Leone The said money was lodged in a company in
MALAYSIA through the help of the bank manager. After the death of my father, we
were advised by the Bank Manager to seek the help of a Foreign Partner who can receive this money in our behalf for investment purposes.

Now the war in Sierra Leone is over with the help of United Nations and ECOMOG soldiers, the present government of Sierra-Leone has revoked the passport of all officers who served under the former regime and now ask Countries to expel such person at the same time freeze their account and confiscate their asset, it is on this note that I am contacting you, all I needed from you is to furnish me with your bank particulars:

1. Account name
2. Account number
3. Bank address, telephone and fax numbers for immediate transfer of
the fund into your bank account.

I am compensating you with 20% of the total amount, now all my hope is banked on you and I really wants to invest this money in your country, were there is stability of Government, political and economic welfare.

Honestly I want you to believe that, this transaction is real and never a joke. The photocopy of the Certificate of Deposit issued to my late father by the bank on the date of deposit is still intact with us, for you to be clarified because, I do not expose my self to anybody I see, I believed that you will be able to keep this transaction secret for me
because this money is the hope of our life, hope you understand. Please contact me immediately you have gone through this mail, fell free and make it urgent. That is the reason why I offered you 20% of the total amount.

N/B: As soon as this money is transferred to your account, I shall make arrangements to come to your country with my mother for you to advice us on a profitable business that we can be able to invest this money because I believe you know more that us. Transferring of this money to your account can take only four (4) working days. As soon as we hear from you, we are going to commence action towards transferring this money to your bank account.

Further information and arrangements will commence as soon as trust, confidence and good relationship are established. I shall be most grateful and appreciative if you could maintain the confidentiality in this matter even if you don't want to assist us. Looking forward for your respond. please kindly email me through my direct email for more guidlines/directives (hakeem2004@sino.net )

Yours faithfully,

HAKEEM BELLO."

WTF...

[gprime]

me too! Wow. aren't we lucky ones? maybe i'll see you at the millionaires club after i fly to malaysia ..