"Bank of America Service Upgrade & Maintenance Notice" is a Fake
The "Bank of America Service Upgrade & Maintenance Notice" below is a phishing scam being sent by cybercriminals to trick recipients into clicking on the link in it. The link goes to a fake Bank of America website that attempts to trick visitors into signing in. But, any attempts to sign-in will result in the visitors' Bank of America credentials or username and password being sent to the cybercriminals.
Once the cybercriminals have gotten to stolen credentials, they will use it to hijack their victims' accounts and use the same accounts fraudulently and maliciously.
The "Bank of America Service Upgrade & Maintenance Notice" Phishing Scam
From: Bank of America - m02e0c5b@home.solarlog-web.se
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2018 4:33 PM
Subject: Service Upgrade & Maintenance Notice
Service Upgrade & Maintenance Notice
Due to a major upgrade of our main computer system, your online Services needs to be verified please visit your account and complete the verification process.
We will try to reduce any disruptions to a minimum.We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause.
Verify Now
If you don't verify your account, certain limitations may be placed on your account.
Thank you for being our customer.
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. Please don't reply directly to this automatically generated email message.
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Bank of America customers who have been tricked by the phishing scam are asked to change their passwords and contact BOA for help immediately.
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