Kilmer17 Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Wow, great customer service. I just got this email from them- Online Banking Security Alert Dear customer, It appears here in our system that you or a wrong person is usually trying to log into your account, in nine differnt occasions have you or (person) provided us a nearly correct answer to your site-key challenging question, of which by what we are seeing here, the person is missing only one answer from the question we have here as your site-key answers. To avoid the suspension of your online access,you are required to log on to your account to update the account,as another log in error will lead to the suspension of your account. Log in here sign in to Online Banking for quick updating. Thanks Wow I got lucky huh. I dont even HAVE a Bank Of America account, but they were willing to let me know about this breach. I have to logon now and find out what happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toe Jam Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 :laugh::laugh::laugh: Nice. I thought you were seriously praising BOA and then you go "I don't even have an online account..." Epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Let me know how you get this worked out. I have a broken Paypal account that I need to fix, but putting in my username and password doesn't seem to solve the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer17 Posted August 12, 2008 Author Share Posted August 12, 2008 Let me know how you get this worked out. I have a broken Paypal account that I need to fix, but putting in my username and password doesn't seem to solve the problem. Try sending them your social security number, date of birth, home address, and favorite color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 :laugh: Yeah until I got to the bottom of the post I was thinking to myself "This guy just got caught phishing." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrockster21 Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Try sending them your social security number, date of birth, home address, and favorite color. Doesn't work - they also need your bank account information, stock portfolio, mother's maiden name and copies in triplicate of your passport, birth certificate, and driver's license. But my paypal account works again! Woot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECU-ALUM Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 I have had the same thing happen to me...except I got my e-mail from 2 different banks. Like you had I had no account with either of those banks also they tried to contact me through my work e-mail. Not to mention they kept spelling bank as b-a-n-c. I was obviously dealing with mastercriminals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Pressure Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Bank security is improving, same with other investors. Last spring somebody tried to have 500,000 dollars wired out of an account of my dad's, and luckily Charles Schwab was on top of things. You gotta be careful because these criminals have high tech operations these days. The guy who tried to do it had somehow taken over our home phone line to send in a signed (with a signature that looks like my dad's) fax requesting the transfer of money. It's very nice to know the people you're keeping your money with are being good watchdogs. But yeah that email was probably sent by the same guy that is the deposed king of some African country, who wants a good christian soul like his to help transfer large sums of cash, which he will split with you as payment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frommd Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Why don't you tell them that based on this incident you want to immediately withdraw all your funds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 I have had the same thing happen to me...except I got my e-mail from 2 different banks.Like you had I had no account with either of those banks also they tried to contact me through my work e-mail. Not to mention they kept spelling bank as b-a-n-c. I was obviously dealing with mastercriminals. Some banks spell it that way - especially overseas. Here's an example. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banc_of_America_Securities (Obviously not saying the e-mail was real but just clearing up any confusion) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talk show host Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 very likely the email did not come from bank of america. it is a vishing attempt. do not do anything or follow any links provided. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECU-ALUM Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Some banks spell it that way - especially overseas.Here's an example. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banc_of_America_Securities (Obviously not saying the e-mail was real but just clearing up any confusion) Thanks It was just strange seeing something from that was (allegedly)from a local bank that spelled it that way. It was one of those moments that just made me nod my head slowly and say, "riiiiiiiiight." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spjunkies Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 I love to subscribe those e-mail addresses and the ones from "Kings" to some weird website newsletters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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