Here's a little lesson in logic.   Just suppose a person walks up to you with a mask and a gun and says, "I'm not a robber and you should never give your wallet to anybody; but give me your wallet."    Would you believe them?

Well... the phishers expect you to believe them when they tell you that they aren't thieves and you should never listen to phishers.

Here's an email I received this morning.

Dear business/corporate customer of Citizens Bank,

Caution: we continue to be informed that customers and non-customers are receiving fraudulent phishing emails requesting confidential information and credentials. As a reminder, the bank will NOT send customers unsecured email or other correspondence requesting that they confirm or provide Customer ID's User ID's, card numbers, social security number or PINs and passwords. As always, if you receive any unsolicited e-mails, phone calls, faxes or other suspicious attempts to gain personal or confidential information, please e-mail us at fraudprevention@cfgcustomers.com or call Cash Management Client Services at 1-877-550-5933, Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET. For Additional information please see the events page

For security measures, we require you to confirm your challenge questions:

(URL to Phishing site was here)

Sincerely,
Citizens Bank Online Billing Services Team

It's almost funny.  The bad part is: some people will fall for this and go put their information in the phishing site.

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