OT: Bank of America Phishing email

I know this is off topic but I posted it as a warning to my friends here in the forum.

I'm usually good at sniffing these out but this one looks really good so I thought I'd pass it along. I called Bank of America to make them aware and they said it is just starting to make the rounds as BoA. BoA, like all financial institutions will NEVER SEND EMAIL OR CALL asking for personal information. If you get one, delete it and call your bank or CC and you'll find out it is phishing.

note the email link as bankofamerica.com , this is usually the first sign it isn't ligit, but this one is spelled correclty the only catch is the /state.cgi?section=signin&update at the end.

here is the email:

Bank Of America Online® Department Notice
You have received this email because you or someone had used your account from different locations.
For security purpose, we are required to open an investigation into this matter.

In order to safeguard your account, we require that you confirm your banking details.
To help speed up this process, please access the following link so we can complete the verification of
your Bank Of America Online® Banking Account registration information :

http://www.bankofamerica.com/state.cgi?section=signin&update



Please Note:
If we do no receive the appropriate account verification within 48 hours, then we will assume this Bank Of America account is fraudulent and will be suspended. The purpose of this verification is to ensure that your bank account has not been fraudulently used and to combat the fraud from our community.

We appreciate your support and understanding and thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

Regards,
Bank Of America - Bank Of America Online® Banking Department

Please do not reply to this email as this is only a notification. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.

Bank of America, N.A. Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender
© 2007 Bank of America Corporation. All rights reserved.

 

Thanks for posting this, txbarefooter! I do some biz with BoA and appreciate you sharing this. Peace.