Identity theft solutions

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Identity theft solutions
8th August 2004

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Report Summary
Date Reported	8th August 2004
Apparent Sender	CitiBank
Return Address	cfiloan <cfiloan@swbell.net>
Subject	Identity theft solutions
Format	HTML
Method	Submitted form data on spoof webpage is forwarded to a local script.
Bogus Web Content?	Yes
URL of web content	http://211.94.188.235:87/cit/ Traced to a server near Beijing, China.
RISK LEVEL	MEDIUM
WARNINGS	1. The spoof email pretends to be from Citibank and requests verification of account details to keep the account active. Details are captured from the webpage and forwarded to a local script. 2. Citibank NEVER send out emails requesting details from account holders. 3. Spoof page is loaded as popup in front of real Citi website, to make the spoof seem real. Be careful! 4. Scam email has the cheek to ask for verification of your details to protect again scams!

" Dear CitiBank customer, Recently there have been a large number of identity thefts targeting CitiBank customers."...

If you have received this email, please remember that it is very common for these email scams to be redistributed at a later date with only slightly different content or the same but with the fake page(s) hosted by a different provider. Also, once you have received one of these hoaxes, it is also common place to receive at least another one and usually a day or two after the first, although not necessarily from the same apparent sender.

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Identity theft solutions 8th August 2004

Identity theft solutions
8th August 2004