The Work at Home Scam Blog

New Phishing Scam

I read about a new scam that is popping up in a newsletter from my ISP. It isn’t exactly a work at home scam, but it seemed like something that would be worth mentioning.

Emails are being sent out to customers of Bank of America and various other banks claiming to promote a security program called Stop Fraud Now. They ask people to register by giving them their Social Security Number, credit card number, and PIN number.

Phishing scams have been around for a long time, but this is a new twist on them. Don’t reply to or click on a link in any email that asks for this sort of information. If you believe that it is legitimate, type your bank’s web address in your browser and check it out. Or better yet, call and ask them about it- but don’t use any number provided in the email, get it from your bank statement.