I keep getting this "Citibank" e-mail.

[Archae]

So far today, (it's almost 1 pm,) I've received SIX e-mails from this fake "Citibank," saying my account has been locked.

I don't have an account at Citibank.

I know it's a scam e-mail attempt, but why are they doing this over and over and over?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. They keep doing because, in some cases, people will respond and become victims.

That's really what it boils down to, my dear Archae.

[keithbvadu2]

2. To get you to respond... click their link or call their number.

To get you to respond... click their link or call their number.

They want your information, especially if it gets them any access to your accounts or money in some way.

[PirateRo]

3. Block the email

It depends on the email system you use, but you can block email address after email address to have these go to your junk file.

[Pobeka]

4. Once a scam starts, copycats quickly catch on.

So there's one reason why you get multiple scams.

Second reason -- they are using massive, multiple email datasets. And they do no cross checking between the separate datasets to see if there are duplicates.

Third reason -- slighly changing information in the email each time they send it may make it more likely to fool your spam filter.

Those off the top of my head...

[rsdsharp]

5. We must have gotten 15 phone calls yesterday purporting to be Amazon

requesting authorization for purchase of a $999 iPhone 11 pro. After a number of partial messages were left on the answering machine, I answered a couple just for fun, to see what it was about. They used about 5 different local numbers.

[TheBlackAdder]

6. Forward it to Scammer Payback on YouTube. Perhaps Perogi will take it in a future video.

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There's also Kitboga who does these.

There's a bunch of other channels that get these places on a call and penetrate their computers.

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[sinkingfeeling]

7. Block the sender and the domain.

[Vinca]

8. Better than the junk mail I got today. It was from someone pimping for Republican Senate

campaigns and it they said you had to take their poll and not ignore the email to show your loyalty to Donald Trump. Boy, oh boy, did they send that crap to the wrong person.