Be very cautious when you receive such emails because these are scams and not from Bank of America. Always be aware of who the sender is. In this email you see that the sender is from update@yahoo.com. Bank of America does not use Yahoo to send emails. Also, Bank of America generally does not send such emails.

Here is the fraudulent email:

from Security Center
reply-to update@yahoo.com
date Sep 28, 2007 5:16 AM
subject *** Bank Of America Security Notice ***

Customer ID : 000-2232-6231386-PTS

This e-mail is to inform you that your account will be suspended within 48 hours due to your Account Inactivity. You will have to confirm certain Account Information in order to continue your account subscription.

Please click the link below to confirm your identity
(link removed so no one will click it)

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During May, I bought a lot of things from local stores in preparation of travel. Bank of America suspected fraudulent activity on my account because of the large amounts of purchases. As protection, my account was frozen. I received an email that said I had to call to verify my account, but the main difference was that I had to call not click on a funky looking link.

The bottom line is that, if you ever receive emails asking you to verify a bank account or any other account that involves money. Do not click it. Call your institution to inquire if you are a victim of a phishing scam.

Contact Bank of America by phone for Online Banking Customer Service for your region.

California 1.800.792.0808, 1.925.681.7600 (Outside U.S.) Sunday – Saturday, 7a.m.-10 p.m. Pacific Time

Washington & Idaho 1.866.399.0122 Sunday – Saturday, 7a.m.-10 p.m. Pacific Time

All Other States 1.800.933.6262 Sunday – Saturday, 7a.m.-10 p.m. Local Time

Contact Bank of America by phone for Checking and Savings Customer Service for your region.

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Washington & Idaho 1.800.442.6680 Monday – Friday , 7a.m.-10p.m. Saturday – Sunday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Pacific Time

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Report a Lost or Stolen ATM/Debit Card (All States) 1.800.848.6090 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

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