Received Phishing Email

[Hosshead]

I received what I perceived was a phishing email under the guise of B of A.

The link they sent wanted all my personal info. (Of course I didn't)

I don't have a B of A account, and have never used this particular email address for any business doings.
...Except One Time about 6 months ago, I stupidly used this email for a Craigslist Ad.
Something I will NEVER do again.

Is there any place or authority to turn this info over to, or is it just a lost cause,
(with no chance of catching them) that I should just delete and forget about?

Here's the message from:
"Bank of America" <bankofamerica@updating.em.bankofamerica.com>

Security Update Notification

Dear Valued Customer :

Bank Of America is constantly working to increase security for all Online Banking users.
To ensure the integrity of our online payment system, we periodically review accounts.
Click here to continue , Security Bank Of America .


Due to concerns, for the safety and integrity of the Bank of America
account we have issued this warning message

It has come to our attention that your account information needs
to be updated due to inactive members, frauds and spoof reports
If you could please take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience and renew
your records you will not run into any future problems with the online service
However, failure to update your records will result in account suspension
Once you have updated your account records your Bank of America account
service will not be interrupted and will continue as normal

Please follow the link above and update your account information

Sincerely, Bank Of America customer department



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<Because your reply will not be transmitted via secure e-mail, the e-mail address that generated this alert will not accept replies. If you would like to contact Bank of America with questions or comments, please sign in to Online Banking and visit the customer service section.




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

[Hosshead]

Also there was a link in the words "Online Banking".

Example:
<Because your reply will not be transmitted via secure e-mail, the e-mail address that generated this alert will not accept replies. If you would like to contact Bank of America with questions or comments, please sign in to Online Banking and visit the customer service section.

[BillW]

I would, at a minimum call B of A and see if they are interested in looking at it. I'm sure they are aware of this type of thing and may refer you to the proper authority to report it to.

[betovernetcapper]

I get one of these about once a month for PayPal or Ebay. I just forward them to their spoof dept and delete them as spam.

[skate]

save yourself the time imo.

[KYJACK]

Hosshead

If you're feeling energetic - below are a few links to get you started. (Google: report spam) A SPAM letter can be forwarded to the FTC (See 1st link). The Deparment of Justice and FBI investigate the fraudulent ones like phishing and money thief (What, that check from Nigeria never made it in! :lol: ). Skate probably had the best advice - recognize it for what it is and ignore it!

Back in 2004, I worked for a small company where the owner had the email spam filter turned off - it blocked something that should have reached him. After that, I would receive about 30 spam emails a day! Once a week I would receive a phishing email from "Washington Mutual", along the same lines as your "BofA" email. I would forward these to the FTC. Even notified the WM security dept. Bottom line: Waste of time!

Jack

How do I report spam?
http://www.govspot.com/ask/spam.htm

Spam Remedies: Some Special Federal Government Addresses for Reporting Spam
http://cc.uoregon.edu/cnews/fall2002/spamreport.html
"You can report certain kinds of spam directly to the appropriate government agency"

REPORTING AN INCIDENT
http://www.nap.edu/netsafekids/pro_report.html
Many Internet service providers (ISPs) allow you to report spam. There are also anti-spamming sites that allow you to report unsolicited e-mail, including the Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial E-mail (CAUCE) (http://www.nap.edu/netsafekids/pro_report.html#). To report spam that you suspect of fraudulence, contact the U.S. Department of Justice (http://www.nap.edu/netsafekids/pro_report.html#). Other agencies that handle Internet fraud include: The Internet Fraud Complaint Center (http://www.nap.edu/netsafekids/pro_report.html#), the FBI (http://www.nap.edu/netsafekids/pro_report.html#), and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (http://www.nap.edu/netsafekids/pro_report.html#)."