New Email Scam Appearing From Citi Bank

I received the following scam in my email today:

Account: 542418XXXXXXXXXX
As a security measure, we regularly monitor our customers accounts.
In carrying out our monitoring, we have noticed that your account needs further verification in line with current regulations, and we have temporarily restricted your account.
Your Citi card account will be fully reactivated once we receive the following documents to prove you are the card holder.
1.) Personal Identification: A clear copy of your Passport, Photographic Drivers License or I.D. Card (both sides).
2.) Payment Verification: A clear copy of both sides of the credit/debit card (covering the middle 8 digits of the card number, and the 3 digit Card Security Code (CVV/CVV2)) and a clear copy of a recent bank statement on which your name and address are clearly visible.
You can either fax the documents or you may prefer to download and complete the “Service Authorization Form”.
All documents are retained in a secure environment, and are only accessible to senior security personnel.
We apologize for any inconvenience this causes but we trust that you appreciate the importance of maintaining appropriate security standards for our customer’s accounts.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
Kind Regards,
Citi Security Department

HOW DO I KNOW THIS IS A SCAM?

Because I personally have NO credit cards. Also, I have never applied for a credit card in over 25 years and I certainly have never applied to Citi.  In addition, I owe no credit card debt and I am debt free. However, 98% of the population has credit card debt and may believe these fraudulent statements.  I happen to know this is a scam simply because I am part of the 2% population who has no credit cards; therefore, scams like these are easily recognizable in my email box.  But others do not have the advantage I do, so I am passing this information along the moment I know about it.

PASS ALONG THIS INFO

This scam is solely intended to steal the identification of innocent people so that cruel, heartless and selfish people can harm them financially.  Unfortunately, the thieves behind this operation will scam some people, but you and I can work to make sure as many people are protected as possible by passing this email on to them.

We are living in hard financial times.  This is when the roaches come out of the closet, so watch out for them to come in many different colors and shapes in the years ahead.  Unfortunately, this Scam Report is only one example of the many to come.

Written by Victoria Ring
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