I'm a reasonably intelligent guy and I didn't wake up on a turnip truck, probably because I fell off when it hit a speed bump on the information superhighway. Which leads me to my topic for today. Fool me once, shame on me. Fool me thrice, I won't get fooled again. No no.
Early this morning, I got an email from BofA Online <fee@bankofamerica.com> with the subject: "Avoid a possible reactiovation fee." I don't like fees. I don't like fleas either. Here's the email message
| Our valued customer, |
| You have given an incorrect password for Bank of America Online Banking three times and, therefore, must confirm your account details. To do this, please follow the link below. https://bankofamerica.com/login/sign-in/signOnScreen.go |
Now, even though I DON'T
have an account with Bank of America, I thought "oh noes... I've
got to confirm my details." Bad
idea #1.
Then I hovered my mouse over the redacted
link which wasn't actually redacted but you already know that if you're paying
attention... are you?
Even though the link said
https://bankofamerica.com/login/sign-in/signOnScreen.go
when hovering my mouse cursor over the link and looking in the web browser status bar, I could see that clicking on the link would take me to www.newmediapartners.nl/docs/LoginAccount/index.html. So I clicked on it anyway. Bad idea #2.
https://bankofamerica.com/login/sign-in/signOnScreen.go
when hovering my mouse cursor over the link and looking in the web browser status bar, I could see that clicking on the link would take me to www.newmediapartners.nl/docs/LoginAccount/index.html. So I clicked on it anyway. Bad idea #2.
Google Chrome now warns me... Reported Phishing Website Ahead! Like a dope, I go there anyway, cuz I love sushi? Bad
idea #3.
Now I'm on some hacked Netherlands website
that's trying to steal my non-existent Bank of America login credentials. At
that point, I gave up and closed the page.
Have a nice day :)
