Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
The "Citi Alert" text scam message below is being sent to Citibank customers by scammers. The aim of the scammers is to trick recipients into sending clicking the link in it. The link goes to a fake and phishing Citibank website where visitors will be asked for account credentials, personal and financial information. If the requested information is submitted, it will be sent to the scammers who will use it fraudulently.
CitiTeam- Due to irregular usage on June 23rd, we locked access to your checking. Please visit: Citiaccessrecover.com case-5060
If you have received the Citibank fraudulent text, please post it in a comment below along with the telephone number it came from to help inform others. Do not click the link in it, just delete it.
And, if you have already been tricked into submitting your information, please contact Citibank for help.
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The phone number and message came from CITI ID 1-858-422-7089
The phone number was 1-(213)476-6041