"Bank of America IP-Conflict Detected On Your Account" Phishing Scam

Bank of America IP-Conflict Detected On Your Account Phishing Scam

The email message below with the subject "IP-Conflict Detected On Your Account," which appears as a Bank of America alert, claiming BOA detected multiple IP-Conflict on the recipients' online accounts, which will result in restrictions and closure of their online accounts, 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.

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The "Bank of America IP-Conflict Detected On Your Account" Phishing Scam

From: Bank Of America <shita15@frankuy.in>

Date: March 13, 2018 at 6:23:30 PM CDT

Subject: IP-Conflict Detected On Your Account

Exclusively for: | Valued Customer

Bank of America(R)

Online Banking Alert

Your Credit Card or Loan Statement is Available

Security Checkpoint:

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

To: Valued Customer

Account: Account Locked

Purpose: Unusual account activity/Your Verification Needed

Your online access has been placed on hold. We had to believe that, there might be some security problems on your account. So we have decided to put an extra verification process to ensure your identity and your account security.

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

Please we sincerely apologize for the inconveniences.

Thank you for Banking with Bank of America.

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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Sep 20, 2018 at 6:32 PM by
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Received via email: "Fraud, because: #1. I don't have a Bank of America account #2. It was sent to me on September 10, 2018 and it tells me to always look at the security checkpoint in email to verify that the email is authentic then it tells me that I last signed in on October 9, 2018 which is a month in the future. #3. It even tells me it's an automatically generated email. The email looks really good with links to BofA privacy policy and member of FDIC, Equal Housing Lender with logo, their address, etc. A pretty good fake. happy to you! - Forwarded Message - From: Bank Of America Sent: Monday, September 10, 2018, 3:18:10 PM EDT Subject: Bank of America Alert: Suspicious activities Bank of America® Activity Alert PERSONAL CHECKING/SAVINGS ACCOUNT IP-Conflict detected on your account Dear Valued Customer, We're letting you know that we've detected multiple IP-Conflict on your online account, which will result to restrictions and closure of your online account, Kindly verify your account below to ensure the safety of your assests and online account..."

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Apr 7, 2018 at 7:13 AM by
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Here is another scam: "Bank of America Alert: Message from Customer Service Bank of America Sat 4/7/2018, 3:56 AM Bank of America® Activity Alert PERSONAL CHECKING/SAVINGS ACCOUNT IP-Conflict detected on your account Dear Valued Customer, We're letting you know that we've detected multiple IP-Conflict on your online account, which will result to restrictions and closure of your online account, Kindly verify your account below to ensure the safety of your assests and online account. For verification click http://www.bankofamerica.com/verify to restore and ensure the safety of your Account . Security Icon Security Checkpoint To confirm the authenticity of messages from us, always look for this Security Checkpoint. You last signed in to Online Banking on 04/05/2018. Remember: Always look for your SiteKey® before entering your Passcode. We'll ask you for your Online ID and Passcode when you sign in."

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Apr 6, 2018 at 2:19 PM by
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Here is another scam: "Bank of America Alert: Message from Customer Service Bank of America Fri 4/6/2018, 12:43 PM Recipients; Bank of America® Activity Alert PERSONAL CHECKING/SAVINGS ACCOUNT IP-Conflict detected on your account Dear Valued Customer, We're letting you know that we've detected multiple IP-Conflict on your online account, which will result to restrictions and closure of your online account, Kindly verify your account below to ensure the safety of your assests and online account. For verification click http://www.bankofamerica.com/verify to restore and ensure the safety of your Account . Security Icon Security Checkpoint To confirm the authenticity of messages from us, always look for this Security Checkpoint. You last signed in to Online Banking on 06/04/2018. Remember: Always look for your SiteKey® before entering your Passcode. We'll ask you for your Online ID and Passcode when you sign in. This is a service email from Bank of America. Please note that you may receive service emails in accordance with your Bank of America service agreements, whether or not you elect to receive promotional email. Read our Privacy Notice. Please don't reply directly to this automatically generated email message. Bank of America Email, 8th Floor-NC1-002-08-25, 101 South Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28255-0001 Bank of America, N.A. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender © 2017 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved."

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