Citibank and their customers are the latest victims of a spam/redirection attack.
In the past the email subject, mispellings in the email, and link URLs have been dead giveaways that the email is fraudulent. But recent spams have become more sophisticated in an ongoing effort to trick users into parting with their account and password information.
It's becoming harder for users to discern what communiations are legitimate. Best rule is to *never* click a link that doesn't look valid and don't give out any account information unless you've typed in a site's URL yourself and are sure it's a site you trust. It's not a 100% guarantee, but it's a start.
Posted by Diana at May 23, 2003 10:05 AM