{"id":16618,"date":"2022-07-12T15:56:08","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T15:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myonlinesecurity.co.uk\/?page_id=16618"},"modified":"2022-07-12T15:56:08","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T15:56:08","slug":"bank-of-america-alert-your-online-access-is-temporarily-locked-phishing-scam","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/myonlinesecurity.co.uk\/bank-america-phishing-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Bank Of America Alert: Your Online Access Is Temporarily Locked Phishing Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"

A slightly different phishing scam for a change. The phishing site is a FTP site which is very unusual.<\/p>\n

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From<\/strong>: Bank of America <admin@sta.codetel.net.do><\/p>\n

Date<\/strong>: Tue 21\/02\/2017 09:42<\/p>\n

Subject<\/strong>: Bank of America Alert: Your Online Access is Temporarily Locked<\/p>\n

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Please do not reply to this email. This email has been sent from an auto-notification system that cannot accept incoming email.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Review and Verify your Account Details<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Online ID Confirmation<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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We\u2019re letting you know that we detected several failed attempts to sign in to your Bank of America account on 2\/20\/2017. For your protection, we need you to\u00a0review and verify your account details<\/strong>. Follow the link below to unlock your Online ID.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nClick on this link to\u00a0unlock your Online ID<\/u><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\nDate and time:<\/td>\n<\/td>\nFeb 20\/ 04:00 PM-04:30 PM ET<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nNote:<\/strong>\u00a0After verifying your account details, we will take the necessary steps to protect your account from fraud.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1<\/sup>Mobile Banking requires enrollment through the Mobile Banking app, mobile website or Online Banking. View the\u00a0Online Banking Service Agreement<\/u>\u00a0for more information. Data connection required. Wireless carrier fees may apply. The Mobile Banking app is available on iPad, iPhone, and Android devices. If your appointment is with a Merrill Edge Financial Solutions Advisor, you should be aware that a Merrill Edge Financial Solutions Advisor can provide solutions that include FDIC insured deposit products with Bank of America and non-FDIC insured investment products from Merrill Lynch. Investment products:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Are Not FDIC Insured<\/strong><\/td>\nAre Not Bank Guaranteed<\/strong><\/td>\nMay Lose Value<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Merrill Edge is the marketing name for two businesses: Merrill Edge Advisory Center, which offers team-based advice and guidance brokerage services; and a self-directed online investing platform. Both are made available through Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (MLPF&S). MLPF&S is a registered broker-dealer, Member\u00a0SIPC<\/u>\u00a0and a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation. Banking products are provided by Bank of America, N.A., member FDIC and a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation.\u00a0Equal Housing Lender<\/u>\u00a0\u00a0Email Preferences\u00a0This is a service email from Bank of America. Please note that you may receive service email in accordance with your Bank of America service agreements, whether or not you elect to receive promotional email.\u00a0Privacy and Security\u00a0Keeping your financial information secure is one of our most important responsibilities. For an explanation of how we manage customer information, please read our\u00a0Privacy Policy<\/u>. You can also learn how Bank of America keeps your\u00a0personal information secure<\/u>\u00a0and how you can help protect yourself. Bank of America Email, 8th Floor-NC1-002-08-25, 101 South Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28255-0001 \u00a9 2016 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved. ARD4M5F1\/6N9ACU<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A slightly different phishing scam for a change. The phishing site is a FTP site which is very unusual. One of the emails looks like: From: Bank of America <admin@sta.codetel.net.do> Date: Tue 21\/02\/2017 09:42 Subject: Bank of America Alert: Your Online Access is Temporarily Locked Body content: Please do not reply to this email. This…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13401,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/myonlinesecurity.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/phishing.jpg",1000,630,false],"author_info":{"display_name":"myonlinesecurity","author_link":"https:\/\/myonlinesecurity.co.uk\/author\/myonlinesecurity\/"},"comment_info":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myonlinesecurity.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16618"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myonlinesecurity.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myonlinesecurity.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myonlinesecurity.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myonlinesecurity.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16618"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/myonlinesecurity.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16618\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myonlinesecurity.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myonlinesecurity.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}