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"Bank of America Account Suspended" Phishing SMS Text and Emails

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Online Threat Alerts (OTA)

Bank of America Account Suspended Phishing SMS Text and Emails

If you are a Bank of America or BoA customers and you have received SMS text or email messages like the ones below, which claim your account or profile has been temporarily suspended or limited, asking you to call a particular phone number, visit a website, or respond to them, please do not. This is because the messages are phishing scams being sent by scammers or cybercriminals, to trick their potential victims into disclosing their Bank of America's account credentials, and their personal and financial information.

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Once scammers or cybercrimes have gotten their potential victims' Bank of America information, they will use it to steal their money and use their accounts to commit fraud. Therefore, if you have received messages appearing as if they came from the Bank of America, asking you to call a number or respond to them with your personal or financial information, please do not follow the instructions in the messages and report them to the Bank of America.

If you were tricked into following instructions in a fake Bank of America or BofA message, please contact the Bank of America for help using the telephone number on the back of your credit or debit card. Let them know that you were ticked by cyber criminals into submitting your account information on a phishing website.

Samples of the "Bank of America Account Suspended" Phishing SMS Text

"Your Bank of America account has been temporarily suspended. Login now to reactivate it"
"Your Bank of America profile has been temporarily suspended. Click on the link below to reactivate it hxxps://goo.gl/cW5GpA" sent from 525515851319."
"BofA Update ID#417# Your account is currently suspended! Please reconfirm your account: hxxp://www.boaaonuser.tk/bjW9/OMRNID"
"There was an unauthorized purchase made with your BofA card, thus we suspended your account. Visit the link below to reactivate it hxxps://tinyurl.com/y8c3bh8k"
"(Message: Account suspended) Re-enable at hxxp:/client.Bank of America-my 173-id.com"
"Bank Of America : Your Account has been suspended , Requesting to Reactivate Account , Please Click Here : hxxp://bit. do/ddDpG?Bofa3487"

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Mar 17, 2022 at 1:17 PM by an anonymous user from: Long Beach, California, United States

BOA ID 7768: Due to suspicious activity we have suspended your account. Please visit hxxps://id7768boa.com/?html to regain acess:

Jan 21, 2022 at 3:36 PM by an anonymous user from: Tujunga, California, United States

FROM CELLPHONE NUMBER# (917)8928526

B O A [Security]:Your online A/C is suspended as its reported for illegal activity.To resolve Follow, hxxps://4scr-srvr7v.changeip.co /m24a3igm.php?token

Jul 7, 2021 at 8:13 PM by an anonymous user from: Los Angeles, California, United States

Received this scam:

BANK OF AMERICA: Dear Customer, your Debit/Credit Card account is temporary suspended. Please re-activate your account from our portal to avoid permanemt restriction.…https://g6h8-k8g5-l4s1.com/BOFA/.ACTIVATE/

Mar 30, 2020 at 10:58 PM by an anonymous user from: Sarasota, Florida, United States

"Bank of America

Your Bank of America has been suspended.

Dear Customer,

You have a new step regarding your banking Account Activity
Before you can continue using your account.

Please visit Online Banking to review and verify your account to remove any restrictions placed on your account.

Go to account verification process page https://www.bankofamerica.com/privacy/help/regenvelope

This account is enrolled in paperless statements, so you won't receive a paper statement in the mail.

You can update your statement preferences anytime to begin receiving paper statements again at secure.
Sincerely,
Bank of America l Online Banking Team .
This email can't receive replies. For more information, visit the Bank of America Help Center.
Bank of America, N.A. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender
© 2020 Bank of America Corporation."

Received this scam.

Jul 10, 2019 at 9:34 PM by an anonymous user from: Washington, District of Columbia, United States

"Dear Client,
We're letting you know that we've detected some unusual activity on your Bank of America debit card on 07/10/2019. For your security, please verify the following transaction(s) so that you can continue to use your card.
Do you recognize all of these transaction(s)?
Approved transaction at SQC*CASH APP for $24.59 on 07/10/2019

Declined transaction at TOP UP B.V. for $624.11 on 07/10/2019

Declined transaction at SQC*CASH APP for $240.59 on 07/10/2019

YES will make your card immediately ready to use again.

NO will allow you to complete the verification process and file a fraud claim in Online or Mobile Banking.

Please respond to this message or we may need to place certain limitations on your card to protect your account.
If you have already contacted us, please disregard this notice."

Sep 29, 2018 at 7:58 AM by info

Here is another scam:

"From: Management Service
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2018 1:47 PM
To: you-you.com
Subject: A- Notice

Security Alert
We need you to review your online access informations

Dear BOA ONLINE USER,

For security reasons, your account Banking has been temporarily suspended.
For your protection we need you to review and update your account details

How you can help?: it's usually quite straight forward to take care of these things
Reactivate Now"

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