How stupid has someone got to be to click on that?

[karohemd]

Just got this to my yahoo account. Why is it so badly written? Probably to catch spam filters.
I'm not even with Citibank.

Dear_ _citibank Client_,

Thiss email was se-nt by-the Online-Citibank _server to
veerify _your E_Mail address_.
You mustt cmltepoe this prcesos by clicking on _the link
bellow and enteering in the litle winddow your citibank_
_ATM_ full Card Number and _pin_ that you use on the Atm_machine.
That_is done - for Your poecrttion -o- becourse some of our
_members_ no lneogr have acsecs to their email adesdsers
and we must verify it.

[link removed]

To veerify your_ _email addres and acces _your Citi-Bank
account, click on the_ link _bellow_.

WfGTOJL5U4YJ

Comments

[blue-cat.livejournal.com]

*jaw drops in awe*

Very, very very very stupid. I mean, Huh? I can barely read it!!

[toxicpixie.livejournal.com]

Agreed.

Nathan, The Toxic Pixie

[eddyfate.livejournal.com]

Do they think this will work?

Don't answer that. Of course it will work. People are fucking morons.

[whiskeylover.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, that sounds like a good idea, I'll just provide someone with my complete card number and Pin Number via email, 'cause that's clever, that is...

Talking of not beinmg a client....

[oz-not-ozzy.livejournal.com]

I get similar things asking for me to verify account numbers and online banking details for both Barclays and Lloyds/TSB.

I've never had an account with Barclays, and my TSB account was left to rot so many years ago now I can't remember exactly how long it's been inactive.... certainly since before they started doing online banking.

Even if I was a customer I wouldn't be so stupid as to reply, but as a wise man once said: "There's a sucker born every minute!" (P.T.Barnum for those that don't know).

I considered going looking for addresses at the relevant bank websites so I could forward the mails to and so that they could warn their customers. But, in the end, I decided that I just couldn't be arsed and deleted them instead. If I get them again then I'll go surfing....

Oh, and about the spelling, have you not noticed how so many spam mails are deliberately mispelling key words like 'viagra' and so forth...?

Also many are using characters such as à, è, ì, õ, ü, ƒ, etc.... It's definitely a ploy to stop people using message rules to filter spam and stuff. Pisses me off no end, I'll tell ya!