{"id":2701,"date":"2019-04-06T19:34:10","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2701"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Phishing-Scammers-Continue-To-Target-Citibank-Customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=2701","title":{"rendered":"Phishing Scammers Continue To Target Citibank Customers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Like other major banks around the world, Citibank has been the target of phishing scammers for many years. \u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Criminals \u00a0continue to distribute scam emails and text messages designed to trick Citibank customers into divulging sensitive \u00a0personal and financial information.<\/p>\n<p>The scam messages resemble official Citibank correspondence, complete with authentic looking logos and footer elements.<\/p>\n<p>The messages use a variety of ruses to trick you into clicking links or opening attached files.<\/p>\n<p>They may claim that suspicious \u00a0activity has been detected \u00a0on your account. Or they may claim that your account has missing information and needs to be updated. Or, they may claim that the bank is performing a systems upgrade and you are required to validate your account information.<\/p>\n<p>To get you to act quickly, the scam messages usually \u00a0claim your account will be suspended or closed if you do not follow the instructions quickly.<\/p>\n<p>Links included in the messages open fraudulent \u00a0websites that look like the real Citibank site. Once on the sites, you will be asked to log in and then provide your name and address details, your credit card and banking details, and other sensitive personal information.<\/p>\n<p>Criminals can collect the information you supply and use it to hijack your Citibank account, conduct fraudulent \u00a0transactions with your credit card, and attempt to steal your identity. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9162856233\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In some cases, the criminals may include the bogus verification forms as attached files.<\/p>\n<p>If you receive one of these scam messages, do not click \u00a0any links or open any attachments that it contains.<\/p>\n<p>You can report Citibank phishing scam attempts \u00a0via the reporting address on the bank&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/online.citi.com\/JRS\/pands\/detail.do?ID=SecurityCenter\">Security Center web page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>An example of one of the Citibank scam messages:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/citibank-scam-3-2018-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"18819\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/phishing-scammers-continue-target-citibank-customers\/citibank-scam-3-2018-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/citibank-scam-3-2018-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,739\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"citibank-scam-3-2018-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/citibank-scam-3-2018-1-300x277.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/citibank-scam-3-2018-1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/citibank-scam-3-2018-1.jpg\" alt=\"Citibank Phishing Scam\" width=\"800\" height=\"739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/citibank-scam-3-2018-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/citibank-scam-3-2018-1-300x277.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/citibank-scam-3-2018-1-768x709.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/citibank-scam-3-2018-1-500x462.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/citibank-scam-3-2018-1-585x540.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Third Content Ad Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1909104632\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Bottom AdLinks --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"1358951439\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/phishing-scammers-continue-target-citibank-customers\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/phishing-scammers-continue-target-citibank-customers\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like other major banks around the world, Citibank has been the target of phishing scammers for many years. \u00a0 Criminals \u00a0continue to distribute scam emails and text messages designed to trick Citibank customers into divulging sensitive \u00a0personal and financial information. The scam messages resemble official Citibank correspondence, complete with authentic looking logos and footer elements. 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