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An Email with the Subject "Your Bank of America account requires attention" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:49:23 -0800 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "Bank of America Alert" <onlinebanking@alert.bankofamerica.com>.
The email address was probably spoofed. Do not reply to or contact any persons or organizations referenced in this email, or follow any URLs as you may expose yourself to scammers and, at the very least, you will be added to their email address lists for spam purposes.
Thank you very much for your support of Bank of America. We greatly appreciate your business and hope to earn it every day. In our continued effort to keep our community of customers safe from online fraud, we have enacted new procedures that are beneficial to all. Credit card fraud accounts for $2 billion annually. We want to do our part to help reduce this figure and create a safe environment for you. In our research, we have identified that our financial institution has been unable to verify some of your billing information. Because of this, for your protection, we now require that a short form be filled out and send to us. In order to ensure uninterrupted service, please print and complete the attached .HTM form. If you do not have Adobe Reader installed on your computer, you can download it free of charge by clicking this link: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html. Should you have any questions or experience any problems sending your form, please do not hesitate to contact our customer service department. Sincerely, Bank of America