I checked my mail this morning and *gasp* no scams. I was almost disappointed until TADA! This popped up in my inbox and i'm so glad it did. I'm so lucky Bank of America is looking out for..... wait.... I DONT HAVE A BANK OF AMERICA ACCOUNT! lol Here is the email, text in red is just comments by me.
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Dear Bank of America Customer, (I'm such a vauable customer you don't know my name??)
We are contacting you to remind you that today our Account Review Team identified
some unusual activity in your account. (OHH the account i don't have) In accordance with Bank of America User Agreement and to ensure that your account has not been compromised, access to your account was limited. (Oh noes! I better get this fixed so I can access the money I didnt know I had! Must be the $12 million that dying woman sent me)
To securely confirm your Bank of America credit card features, please follow these steps:
1. Contact Us at www.bankofamerica.com/SingOn/Verify-Your-Identity_Profile-Form-do.htm
2. Verify your identity.
(Ok gonna stop the email for something serious, I clicked on the link and this was the page I was sent to, VERY clever huh? Unfortunately for the unsuspecting Bank of America customer, login information will be given, and weather it is correct or not they will most likely be transferred to a page that asks them to verify all sorts of information. Click on the picture to check it out and the FAKE login i used which oddly enough worked enough to get me to the next page lol)
(Now, this is what shows up after I put in any FAKE username and password. See how someone can be easily tricked by these idiots. Click on it to enlarge. Please don't let yourselves be fooled by scams like these. )
After you have submitted your message, check for a response within 48 hours.(Yeah chances are good you'll hear from your REAL bank letting you know large withdraws have been made)
Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.
Bank of America, N.A. Member FDIC.
© 2010 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved. reserved. ration. All rights reserved.
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In conclusion.. please make sure you double check all links and if you are not sure, just call your bank (but do not use any number listed in the email!!) Scammers put a lot of time into making these sites look very legit. Now, since i have gotten this email what am I going to do? On the REAL Bank of America website you look for an area that says "Report phishing emai" and you will find that you can forward the email to abuse@bankofamerica.com When you do, they will verify that the page is a fake and they will contact who they need to, to have it shut down and stop any unsuspecting internet user from falling for it. All banking websites have an email address to report fraud, help others by using it and forwarding the mails.
Too funny!
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