"Bank of America Account Unauthorized Third Party Access" Phishing Scam
The fake email message below which claims the recipients' Bank of America Internet Banking account may have been accessed by an unauthorized third party, 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 Account Unauthorized Third Party Access" Phishing Scam
Account verification
Bank of America!
An update was made to your Mail account
Dear user,
We recently reviewed your account, and suspect that your Bank of America Internet Banking account may have been accessed by an unauthorized third party.
Protecting the security of your account and of the Bank of America network is our primary concern.
Therefore, as a preventative measure, we have temporarily limited access to sensitive account features.
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Bank of America Customer Care
Privacy Policy Web Beacons in Email
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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