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Latest Phishing Scam -BB&T Online Banking
The latest phishing scam is a fake email for BB&T Online Banking . The e-mail, which claims to be from BB&T directs the consumer to a link that requests personal information, such as banking password and account information.
This scheme is an attempt to trick the e-mail recipients into disclosing their personal and financial data.
Sample Fraudulent Email:
From: BB&T Online
Subject: BB&T Online® Banking - Security Notice
You have received this email because you or someone had used your account from different locations or you or someone failed to login for several times. For security purposes we are required to open an investigation into this matter and lock your account.
In order to unlock your online account, we require that you confirm some of your online account details. To help speed up this process, please access our website following the link bellow. This way we can complete the verification of your BBT&T OnlineŽ Account and have your account unlocked.
https://online.bbandt.com/online/servlet/efs/loginbbt1.htm
Please Note: If we do no receive the appropriate account verification within the next 48 hours, your account will remain locked and then suspended. The purpose of this verification is to ensure that your account has not been fraudulently used and to combat the fraud from our community.
DO NOT Go to this link. It is fraudulent.
If you receive an unsolicited e-mail or phone call that seems suspicious, please do not reveal any personal or account information. Instead, please call us at (800) 479-7928 to verify that the request is legitimate.
