Bank of America email scam still going strong

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Consumer Affairs - 3/20/2017 - Mark Huffman - Here are the telltale signs that the email is bogus. At first glance, the email in my inbox looked official enough. It bore the Bank of America logo and had a professional appearance. It informed me that Bank of America had upgraded its servers and, because of that, I was locked out of my account. It provided a handy link where I could update my information and restore my online access. I, like millions of other consumers, have a relationship with Bank of America, so it would have been easy to believe the email was legitimate. But it was a scam, and several things gave it away. First, upgrading servers would not have resulted in my losing access to my account. Things simply don't work that way. But instead of clicking on the provided link, I opened a new tab and typed in the Bank of America domain and easily logged into my account. Read more @ https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/ba ... 32017.html