Don't open phony emails from your bank or credit card company
By Barry Kriger Published: January 21, 2015 CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – A reminder to be extra careful when opening e-mails, because cyber-crooks are using clever ways to get you to give up your personal information online.A very authentic-looking but fraudulent email is being sent to various email accounts. It’s a fake online banking alert that says it’s from Bank of America. It has all the correct colors and logos and says your account is temporarily unavailable while they update the system.
It’s a classic “phishing scheme,” aimed at getting you to hand over your personal financial information. The email provides an authentic looking link which even starts with “https,” making it look like a secure site, which it is not.