An Email with the Subject "SiteKey Security Upgrade" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:43:35 -0800 and has been classified as a Generic Scam Email. The sender shows as "Bank Of America" <webmastermtz@ix.netcom.com>.
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Dear valued Bank of America® member,
Due to a recent high number of fraudulent transactions, we have
issued
the following security requirements.
It has come to our attention that 98% of all fraudulent
transactions are
caused by fraudsters using stolen account information to purchase
or sell
non existant items. Thus we require our members to enroll in our
SiteKey
security upgrade, as part of our continuing commitment to protect
your
account and to reduce the instance of fraud on our website. After
you
submit the requested information, we will create a unique algorithm
based
on your personal computer, allowing us to recognize you in any
future
online banking sessions and thus immediately spotting any
unauthorized
access. By passing back and forth secret information that only you
and
Bank Of America know, you can feel even more secure with
your online
banking experience. We recognize you and you recognize us. If you
could
please take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience and enroll
in the
SiteKey security upgrade, you will not run into any future problems
with
the Bank Of America® online banking service. However,
failure to
meet our security requirements will result in your account
suspension.
We are requesting this information to verify and protect your
identity.
Federal regulations require all financial institutions to obtain,
verify,
and record identification from all persons opening new accounts or
obtaining
ongoing payment services. This is in order to prevent the use of
the U.S.
banking system in terrorist and other illegal activity. For these
reasons,
Bank Of America® will utilize services provided by various
credit
reporting agencies to verify the information you submit to us.
Once you have enrolled in our SiteKey security upgrade your pending
Bank
Of America account transactions will not be interrupted and
will continue
as normal.
Please enroll in our SiteKey security upgrade by clicking
here.
Thank you for your time,
Regards,
M.Neil Wilson
Bank Of America® Security Department.