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Do Not Call 1-800-496-9471 - it is a Fake Bank of America Telephone Number

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Do Not Call 1-800-496-9471 - it is a Fake Bank of America Telephone Number

I received a form to fill out in July, it asks for personal information, also it wants to know what country I'm born in, is also fishy, it was sent from a PO Box in Plano, Texas. There are a few numbers on it 1-800-496-9471 and 1-866-905-2377. It also said if I didn't send it to them in 15 days they would close down my account. But, I know Bank of America will never send a random email asking me to send personal information, which they already have. The people behind the email are scammers phishing for their potential victims' personal information.

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Jan 14, 2025 at 1:01 AM by
Do Not Call 1-800-496-9471 - it is a Fake Bank of America Telephone Number
an anonymous user from: Clark, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

I have the letter and emails now. Who in there right mind would random send a SSN through the mail to an organization that already has your information. Close my accounts? What accounts? All this tells me is to pay off my car and tell BoA to F off that they can't control their cyber security measures. I honestly don't have time for thiscrap/

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Apr 24, 2024 at 6:21 PM by
Do Not Call 1-800-496-9471 - it is a Fake Bank of America Telephone Number
an anonymous user from: Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

You can deposit money and trade but When you want to make withdrawal of your funds they seem to reject it, Which means you can accumulate your asset on their page but can’t get it out, I had to seek the attention of gryphonsolicitor com for assistance, they look into the matter and made the necessary arrangements, so I had to take the proper steps to receive my fund. They gave me a full refund regaining my assets. It was a negative encounter trading with the platform.

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Feb 15, 2024 at 12:18 AM by
Do Not Call 1-800-496-9471 - it is a Fake Bank of America Telephone Number
an anonymous user from: Leavenworth, Washington, United States

I got a letter saying that I have to update my information otherwise will close my account last month. Then I got two phone call from 800-496 9471. I didn’t answer them but they had left VM. I will go to local BOA and ask about it.

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Sep 18, 2023 at 2:40 PM by
Do Not Call 1-800-496-9471 - it is a Fake Bank of America Telephone Number
an anonymous user from: Crescent City, California, United States

Do not contact that number, only call the phone number on the back of your card. I just got off the phone with Bank of America and they told me they had no record of sending a letter and no record of the phone numbers or the address in Plano Texas!! It is a scam!!!!

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Jun 8, 2023 at 7:02 PM by
Do Not Call 1-800-496-9471 - it is a Fake Bank of America Telephone Number
an anonymous user from: Austin, Texas, United States

800-496-9471 is 100% fraud. PLEASE same all #'s and time stamp take screen shots, download the VM they leave and along with the letters get them over to BOFA fraud dept ASAP so they can get this SCAM shut down ASAP

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May 26, 2023 at 7:38 PM by
Do Not Call 1-800-496-9471 - it is a Fake Bank of America Telephone Number
an anonymous user from: Boulder Creek, California, United States

I got the same letter with an ID number id never seen before asking for information
that BofA already has. No information specific to me, apart from my address, was on
the letter. It's undoubtedly a scam.

The letter looks very convincing, but there's no evidence of this number on the BofA web
site.

I'm not sure why BofA, or its enforcement arms (the USPS, the Treasury, the FBI) haven't
taken these people down yet.

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