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The email message below with the subject: "New Message from Bank of America," which appears as a Bank of America alert, claiming that irregular activity have been detected on the recipients' Bank of America Check Cards, is a phishing scam. The fake or phishing email message was NOT sent by the Bank of America(BoA), but by cybercriminals, who are attempting to trick their potential victims into visiting a phishing website that will steal their Bank of America online accounts' username and passwords, personal and financial information. Therefore, recipients of the fraudulent email message should delete it and not follow the instructions into it.
From: © Bank of America <e.a@bankofamerica.com>To: Undisclosed-Recipients:;Sent: Sun, Aug 28, 2016 8:55 amSubject: New Message From Bank of America.Security AlertIrregular Check Card ActivityWe detected irregular activity on your Bank of America Check Card on 24 August 2016. For your protection, you must verify this activity before you can continue using your card.Please visit Online Banking at www.bankofamerica.com/information.cgi?=update to review your account activity. We will review the activity on your account and upon verification, we will remove any restrictions placed on your account.This alert relates to your Online Banking profile, rather than a particular account. This is for verification purposes only.Want to confirm this email is from Bank of America? Sign in to Online Banking and select Alerts History to verify this alert.Bank of America, Member FDIC.© 2016 Bank of America Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
From: © Bank of America <e.a@bankofamerica.com>To: Undisclosed-Recipients:;Sent: Sun, Aug 28, 2016 8:55 amSubject: New Message From Bank of America.
Security Alert
Irregular Check Card Activity
We detected irregular activity on your Bank of America Check Card on 24 August 2016. For your protection, you must verify this activity before you can continue using your card.
Please visit Online Banking at www.bankofamerica.com/information.cgi?=update to review your account activity. We will review the activity on your account and upon verification, we will remove any restrictions placed on your account.
This alert relates to your Online Banking profile, rather than a particular account. This is for verification purposes only.
Want to confirm this email is from Bank of America? Sign in to Online Banking and select Alerts History to verify this alert.
Bank of America, Member FDIC.
© 2016 Bank of America Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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Just had a fun one today:"From The Desk of: Dr Charles Holliday Jr..Bank of America.Branch Offices New York1680 Broadway, New York.NY 10019, USA.Vice Chairman on Investment BankingDirector, Credit Control Dept.thailinksRE: TELEGRAPHIC WIRE TRANSFER NOTICE.We are hereby officially notify you concerning your fund telegraphicTransfer through our bank, Bank of America, New York, to your bank account,which has been officially approved by the management of World Bank Swiss(WBS) to credit the sum of US$18.5 Million into your bank account.Note that I have started processing your payment and every thing concerningthe immediate remittance of your funds will be carried out within theshortest possible time from the time we received your? Below neededinformationAlso be informed that the Governor of Bank in London (BL) will sign on yourpayment advice and a copy of the advice will be sent to the World Bank inSwiss for some record purposes. Meanwhile your information and your fullcontact details were received from our research manager, Barr.Paul Petersonon your behalf to FRB for immediate release of your fundThis fund was part of the lodged Late President Saddam Hussein of Iraqdiscovery fund with World Bank of Switzerland, which the Swiss Bank hasdecided to distribute it generously to help few lucky individuals and theAmerican Government is in agreement with the Swiss Bank to distribute thefund to 700 hundred thousand people in America, Europe & Asia in other tohelp improve their businesses.Therefore, reconfirm the aforesaid information accurately, because thisoffice cannot afford to be held liable for any wrong transfer of funds orliable of any fund credited into an unknown account.These are the information we needed to be reconfirmed by you.1.Your Full Bank Account Details2.Your Direct Cell or office phone to reach you 3.Your address of locations4.Your full nameFinally, you are required to reconfirm directly to me the above informationto enable me use it to process your bill of payment.Your quick response shall be mostly appreciated; all your response should bedirected through our alternative email address for the immediate attentionof the credit control department.Yours Faithfully,Dr Charles Holliday Jr..Vice Chairman, Director, Credit /Telex Department. Click here to view the fund page for BANK OF AMERICA newsIf the text above does not appear as a clickable link, you can visit the web address:hxxp://action.lung.org/site/"
I received this one yesterday:"Bank of America(R)Your new password recovery options are all setYou successfully updated card information and password recovery options for your account. You can log in to My Account to view or update these details at any time:Personal bankingBank of America Red Check Icon Setting up your account informationRed Check Icon Applying for loanRed Check Icon Better Online BankingSign InBank of America, N.A. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender ©2017 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved."
I just received this scam message today!
received the phishing Bank of America email 4/10 at 9:19 AM
