Phishing mails
By ravisivan
@ravisivan (14079)
India
July 1, 2011 6:35am CST
Today I got a mail from citibank cards giving the following suggestions:
Do’s
Educate yourself of fraudulent activity on the Internet
Periodically review your bank account and credit card statements for any transactions that are not initiated
by you
Always look for secure session indicators like https://
and padlock on web sites that require personal information
Use an updated anti-virus software and firewall
software.
Don’ts
Never click on hyperlinks within emails, verify the URL independently before typing it on the browser
Never reply to emails that seek personal information
Never respond to offers of money from abroad
Never respond to/ make remittances/ participate
in schemes or offers from unknown entities.
I thought an awareness of this will be useful for all our members.
Please do not click on hyperlinks within emails.Never respond giving personal information. Also for offers of money from abroad or locally.
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3 responses
@hanuma34 (819)
• India
1 Jul 11
Hi.Ravi. Initially I thought you were saying that the mail you received was a phishing attempt. This type of mails are being sent periodically by all the banks. Particularly those having credit cards, (fortunately, I do not have one, and I do not use my debit card as well) have to be too careful. I did get some mails requesting for assistance, or saying I received some bonanza. Even some of my friends got them and all of us deleted them and are wary of such mails. Yes, since the banks are cautioning we ought to be careful. Not only through e-mails but even by phone calls these hackers try to get our bank or other details. Whenever I login to my internet banking the warning is prominently displayed at the very beginning and a couple of banks also ask to accept the terms. We should follow them and be safe. Thanks anyway, for sharing the information.
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@ravisivan (14079)
• India
1 Jul 11
Exactly hanuma - we must preserve passwords, ids relating to emails and bank accounts secretly. This was not a phishing attempt. I wanted to caution our members and hence started the discussion. 
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@lheynne (27)
•
1 Jul 11
That is very informative. thank you for sharing it with us. I have a friend who knows a hacker. he can see how much money people have on the banks, he can easily transfer it to his own account but then the problem is when it is checked because it can be traced back to his ip address.
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@earningmember (914)
• Canada
1 Jul 11
This also apply to any websites. You wouldn't the amount of email supposedly from facebook! I always check url by moving mouse on hyperlink inside of email!
Even when your're a member of any given programs, always check url!
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