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To: mr.mark who wrote (35765)8/16/2003 9:07:53 PM
From: Gottfried  Read Replies (1) of 110653
 
mr mark, 'citibank' e-mail: these fake e-mails from financial or business institutions asking for personal data for 'account verification' are spreading. I got a few and notified the supposed sender [Yahoo was one]

My attitude towards this is that the REAL institutions would probably not use e-mail for this. Besides, ask yourself 'does my account still work?'. I can check that any time by accessing recent transactions via the internet.

I emphasize checking credit card and checking account transactions on-line every few days is a good security measure. Printed statements only come once a month.

PS: someone recently cashed 3 checks they had printed with my account number on them. All else was different. Apparently the bank only looks at the account number before clearing a check [not at signature, printed name and address]. I discovered this by checking transactions on-line. The bank immediately closed my account and gave me a new one.

There's no way to PREVENT this type of fraud if you write ANY checks.

Gottfried
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