[bksvol-discuss] Re: ot bank of america scam
- From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 07:36:12 -0500
For sure, that is a scham. Bank of America only sends out the alerts
you ask for if you are an account holder and tells you how you may
insure that the E-mail is for real; they never ask for such
information and they, like most credible card companies, explain to
you what Christina has here.
Cindy Lou Ray. Each day is a new adventure.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christina" <greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 7:22 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: ot bank of america scam
Hello.
E-mails like this are sent out all the time, whether you have an
account or
a credit card with the bank in the subject line or not.
I do not know of any banks or credit card companies that would ask you
to
verify your personal information through an e-mail; they'll call if
they
think there's a problem.
When in doubt, call the financial institution to confirm.
It's also a good idea to get a copy of your credit report once a year
just
to be sure everything on there is accurate. Otherwise, you may be
very
surprised when you, say, pull it to buy a house or try to obtain
another
sort of loan. It can take a while to correct any errors so it's best
to
take action as soon as you are aware of any discrepancies.
Similar e-mails have also been sent out over the years claiming to be
from
Ebay or Paypal as well.
HTH,
Christina
----- Original Message -----
From: "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 5:46 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] ot bank of america scam
>I just got a message from somebody claiming to be Bank of America.
>
> It said somebody tried to access my account. It said I needed to go
> to a
> site and do things.
> Luckily the person writing the message made several spelling errors,
> and
> used a email I do not have listed with a bank.
>
> My friend also got a call from Bank of America yesterday.
>
> Somebody claiming to be his daughter had called the bank. She had
> his
> social security number and address as well as birthday and other
> identifying information.
>
> She said he had died and wanted a check cut by Bank of America.
>
> He is alive. He has no daughter to the best of his knowledge (grin)
>
> Please be careful folks.
>
> I may change my email address.
>
> This stuff is getting close to home.
>
> E.
>
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