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March 4, 2022
Tags Phishing Email (on campus)

Bank of America - Fraud Alert

Phish Bowl Alerts

Watch out for this clever phishing attempt that uses an actual BOA subject line and other impersonation tricks. Be sure to verify the four-digit number supplied before replying. If you receive a bogus email like this, please mark it as phishing (open the message in a browser, click on the stack of three dots to the right of the REPLY button and select "Report phishing").

From: <CustomerService@ccardalerts.bankofamerica.com>
Date: Fri, Mar 4, 2022 at 5:29 AM
Subject: Bank of America - Fraud Alert
To: <josiah_carberry@brown.edu>

We have identified unusual activity on your credit card account ending in 1318.

A transaction in the amount of $216.00 was attempted Mar 04, 2022 by SQUARESPACE INC..

To prevent any disruptions in using your card, please call our Fraud Specialists toll-free at [Number removed] or the number on the back of your card.

Thank You,
Bank of America

NOTE - This email message was sent from an automated system. Please do not reply to this email.

Screenshot of phishing email from Bank of America