Bank of America updates – email phishing scam
December 6, 2008
Filed under Email Scams
Dear Bank of America Customer,
During our regularly scheduled account maintenance and verification procedures,
we have detected a slight error in your account information.
To securely confirm your personal information please click on the link bellow:
http://www.bankofamerica.com/sas/sitekey/profile/step1.htm
Confirm Your Bank of America Account and SiteKey now to enjoy the benefits of
online banking and finance to avoid identity theft and fraudulent activities on
your account.
Note: We will be upgrading our yearly SSL EncryptedServer to prevent fraudulent
activity.
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This post was submitted by Mike.
From: Bank of America
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 7:09 AM
Subject: Online department temporary disabled your account.
There was a problem During The Initial Login Process.
You have reached the maximum number of attempts allowed to correctly answer your SiteKey challenge questions
For your protection, we hav locked your account
To unlock your account, select Unlock And Verify My Account and enter your details with respect to what we have on our system to regain access to Online Banking. You can also call customer support, 7 days a week, 7:00 an -10:00 pm ET, at 1.800.933.6262
Unlock and Verify My Account
The email address we have on file for your account ends with xxx@xxx.com. For your secutity, we are only displaying partern of your email address.
I received this email, catched by the junkmail , trying to say I have problems with the Bank of America login, I do have an account with Bank of America , and is in good standing … they’re just trying to get the sign in name and password….