Internet thieves are getting more brazen.

I received an important alert email from Bank of America warning me of improper activity on my account. The email follows:

Security Alert: Multiple Failed Account Access Attempts

Dear Valued Bank of America Customer,




We have recently noticed multiple unsuccessful login attempts to your Bank of America Account from different locations, we have a reason to believe that your account is being accessed by an unauthorized third party.

Therefore, we need you to confirm your account ownership, please click on the link below to login to your account and continue,

 

Should we not get confirmation on your successful verification within the next 24 hours, we'll have no choice but to block your online account access and freeze any funds in your account for security reasons.
Please understand that this is a security precaution that we take for your own protection.
Once you have completed the required steps, your may continue to use your Bank of America Account Online services without any interruption.



 

Regards,

Bank Of America
Online Banking Security Department


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The email looked very official, and would have made me jump at the link immediately, except that I have never had any type of account at all with Bank of America.

If I did have an account with them, I probably would have thought that I needed to jump there immediately and give them whatever they asked for. Only once have I had a problem with strange activity on one of my charge accounts, and that provider phoned me for verification and required me to use my secret questions before they would tell me the nature of the problems.

It's strange, because this is the second such email I have gotten this week, with the first one being form Citi Group, and I likewise have nothing with them. Be especially wary of these scam emails.