Just how dumb do they think I am?

Published on January 27, 2004 by Eric James Stone

I happen to have a credit card from CitiBank, but I’m hardly unique in that.

I got this e-mail today, to an e-mail address that is different from the one I used in registering with CitiBank’s online system.

Subject: Citi-bank E-MAIL Veerification – [my e-mail address]

Dear _Citibank Member,

This message was _sent_ by-the Online-Citibank _server to veerify your E-MAIL adderss.
You must cmoeltpe this pcsreos by clicking on the link _below_ and enntering in the smmall _window_ your CITIBANK _Debit Card Number and PIN that you_use in_the local Atm_Machine.
That is donne for-your poertction -Z- becaurse some of our _members_ no loengr have access to their email addresses and we must verify it.

http://citicards.org:%42%5a6%66%48%56@%6e%6d%66%67%6a39%65%63%2e%44%61%2e%72%55/%3f%51%47%5a%4c%71%75

To veerify your_ Email adress and accees _your bank account, clic on_the_link _bellow_.

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Almost every word in there is misspelled or has an extraneous underbar. Is there really anyone so dumb as to believe this e-mail came from CitiBank?

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