"Bank Of America Alert: Verify Your Online Information" Scam

Bank Of America Alert  Verify Your Online Information Scam

The email message below with the subject: "Bank Of America Alert: Verify Your Online Information," which appears as a Bank of America alert, claiming the recipients' Bank of America accounts require extra verification due to invalid login attempts, is a phishing scam. The fake email message is being sent 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 should not follow the instructions in it.

The "Bank Of America Alert: Verify Your Online Information" Phishing Scam

From: "Bank Of America" <cornn@space.net>

Date: November 9, 2017 at 10:27:06 PM EST

Subject: Bank Of America Alert : Verify Your Online Information

Bank of America

Pe Online Banking Alert

Security Checkpoint:

Remember: Always look for your SiteKey® before entering your Passcode.

As part of our security measure, We regularly screen activity in the Bank of America system. You received this message due to an issue on your account.

Due to unusual number of invalid login attempts on your account, we have reason to believe there might be security breach on your account.

Your account requires extra verification process to ensure your identity and your account security.

To continue to the verification process and ensure your account security, Please Click Here

Security Checkpoint: This email includes a Security Checkpoint. The information in this section lets you know this is an authentic communication from Bank of America. Remember to look For your SiteKey every time you sign in to Online Banking.

Bank of America customers should always go directly to www.bankofamerica.com and sign into their accounts, instead of clicking on a link in email messages. Once they are signed in, they will be notified of any changes or updates to their accounts. Doing this will prevent them from being tricked into visiting phishing websites.

Bank of America (BoA) customers who have already been tricked by the phishing email message are asked to contact Bank of American immediately for help.

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  • April 29, 2020 at 2:24 PM by an anonymous user from: Port Saint Lucie, Florida, United States

    How can I get into my account it is frozen and will not let me into to do my online banking

  • February 5, 2020 at 8:44 PM by info

    "From: Ɓank of America <account-security-noreply.accountprotection-perefernce-secure-28@att.com>

    Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2020, 03:40:24 AM CST

    Subject: Security Alert 1:40 AM

    Bank of America

    Dear Bank of America Client,

    Our Customer Service has received a very important order from the Board of Directors of the Bank,

    To raise the level of protection of the accounts of our valued customers, in view of the current situation of the technology of anti-national security and the safety of the evidence of the American citizen in general

    By establishing a security system and continuously updating data by entering it from the same [IP-Address] as our customers from their homes or offices, we can distinguish any attempt to bank or network fraud.

    Please make sure you click the button below to activate the user account verification process.

    Activate Verification Process

    IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a test of how much you remember your confidential data and how important it is to you.

    Sincerely,

    Customer Service"

    Here is another scam.

  • August 1, 2018 at 1:14 PM by an anonymous user from: Homewood, Illinois, United States

    rJovassa@comcast.net <Jovassa@comcast.net>received a email today asking for account information from this address or my account would be suspended..

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