"Bank of America We Have Detected Irregular Activity on your Account" Phishing Scams
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A Sample of the "Bank of America We Have Detected Irregular Activity on your Account" Phishing Scam
From: Bank of america <boa@lycos.com>
Date: June 2, 2018 at 3:23:02 AM EDT
To: Undisclosed-Recipients: ;
Subject: We have detected irregular activity on your account
Dear Bank Of America customer:
For your security, access to Online Banking has been locked because the number of attempts to sign in exceeded the number allowed.To regain access to your online profile, kindly sign in with below button to resolve ongoing issue.
https://bankofamerica.com/security-lock/
Sincerely,
Bank Of America Online Banking Team
Bank of America customers should always go directly to Bank of America's website at https://www.bankofamerica.com/ and sign into their accounts from there, instead of clicking on a link in an email message. And, Bank of America (BOA) customers who have been tricked by the scam should immediately attempt to change their BOA account passwords and contact Bank of America for help.
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