has anyone else received an "Online Banking Alert Notification" supposedly from Bank of America?

[CTyankee]

They want a bunch of information in order to "protect" my card.

The thing is, I don't HAVE a Bank of America card.

I'd like to reply by telling them I am reporting their scam to the authorities but I guess it is probably better just to delete the whole thing...but it really makes me mad that they try this stuff...

[Warpy]

1. You can either forward it to the bank

or cut out the middle man and forward it to the FBI.

It's a phishing scam.

[alsame]

2. Yes, I get them all the time. It's

phishing, don't even open them.

[aristocles]

3. It's a phishing attempt. You can't tell them anything.

The email was generated automatically by a bot. You can't reply to it.

[CTyankee]

6. Actually, they have reply functionality, which I find strange.

But maybe it, too, is just a fake.

Anyway, I just deleted it.

[RKP5637]

4. I would just delete it and be glad you're sharp enough not to get suckered in. Also, they

probably don't give a F what you think or do. Also, responding might target you for more crap like this.

[WillowTree]

5. No No No!! Don't just delete it!

Since you've apparently already opened it, forward it to

[e-mail]

so they can add it to their registry and do whatever else it is banks do to help to kill these things.

[CTyankee]

7. sorry, just did delete.

but I could retrieve it and do that...thanks...

[Turbineguy]

8. I got a phone call at midnight

From some people who's phone number was "UNKNOWN". They put a hold on my debit card and I was to press "one" to talk to somebody in the security department. But I got mixed up and pressed the red button instead.

[Shrike47]

9. I don't have a red button. Am I supposed to?

[Turbineguy]

10. The red button

saves me from stomping on the phone to hang up. Maybe you are a kinder, gentler person.

[dipsydoodle]

11. Forward it too

spoof@bankofamerica...........whatever and then just delete it.

[hlthe2b]

12. there is a phishing scam using a masked email: @secureserver.com

I have no CHase account, but a pre-paid Chase "gift" visa with a very small amount on it, that I was forced to register long ago. I received a message and apparently American Express customers have as well. Delete, don't download anything and move on, would be my advice.

If you google secureserver.com:

American Express email scams are back
February 6, 2014 By Terry Ambrose

AmEx Email HoaxDuring the past week, there have been three email hoaxes sent using American Express as the lure to trick recipients into clicking a link in the email. The latest of those emails was sent on Feb. 4 with the subject line “Important: Personal Security Key.”

The Feb. 4 “Personal Security Key” email included the American Express logo and buttons to View Account, Make a Payment, and Manage Alerts Preferences. In most respects, this email would not have been detectable as a scam by looking at except that it contained no personal information.
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TechHelpList.com investigated the email and reported that the emails had been sent from five IP addresses. The copy I received was from a different address. It’s quite likely this email scam has been sold and will be cropping up indefinitely. TechHelpList.com also reported that once a link in the email has been clicked, your browser will redirect to a phishing site where you will be asked to log in to your American Express account.

When I reported the email scam to American Express, they responded with two additional email hoaxes, one sent on Jan. 29 and the other on Feb. 3. The Jan. 29 email contains the subject “Account requires complete profile update” and showed a sender’s email address of “[e-mail].” The Feb. 3 email contains the subject “Account Alert: Your February 2014 Statement is Ready” and showed a sender’s email address of “[e-mail].”

It is important to note that the address in the “From” field in an email is not necessarily the actual sender’s email address. For instance, in my copy of the Feb. 4 email, the “From” address showed “American Express,” yet the return path was to a domain hosted on GoDaddy that had nothing to do with American Express, i.e., the “From” address was a fake.

[Egalitarian Thug]

13. Do you do any business with those parasites? n/t

[CTyankee]

18. I have no account whatsoever with Bank of America.

[hobbit709]

14. The dead give away in this scam is "Dear Valued Customer"

If it was a legit one the bank or credit card company knows your name and will address you by it. Don't reply, that puts you on a list of active email accounts.
A legit email would also be under messages if you log on to the actual bank website you have an account with.
If you hover your mouse over the link in the phishing email you will see that the actual link is not what it says it is.

[Trekologer]

15. As good as any time for a friendly Public Service Announcement

Your bank will never contact you to ask for details about your account. Never ever. They don't need you to confirm your account details because they lost or or need to update their records, or whatever reason that might be in an email, text message, or phone call.

The caller ID of incoming phone calls or source number on SMS messages is not a reliable identifier. You should not rely on it as "proof" that a communication is genuinely from your bank.

If you need to contact your bank, call the phone number on your statement or on the back of your card.

[CTyankee]

19. Oh, I have received this type of scam email before so I knew immediately...don't worry. also I don't

even have a Bank of America card!. So that was pretty obvious even if I knew from looking at it that it was bogus.

[pangaia]

16. Delete anything from the King of Nigeria, also.

[Pakhet]

17. forward to [e-mail] n/t