Wells Fargo Online Account Access is Locked (Scam Alert)

What if you received an email message about your Wells Fargo Online and it tells you that your account is locked, what will you do? Will you respond to the email message even if the email address (the sender) is not from the official website of Wells Fargo?

When your Wells Fargo Online account is locked, the best thing you can do is to report directly to the bank. Visiting the Wells Fargo bank personally about your online account can help you know if the email message you received (like in our example here) is true.

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Wells Fargo Online Account is Locked (Scam Alert)

Here’s the example email message I received. The sender’s email address is from jackbenson@btconnect.com with a name “Wells Fargo Online”. I received this email message on May 29 at 11:11 PM.

Your Online Account Access is Locked

Your password has been entered incorrectly three times at wellsfargo.com. For your security, we have disabled your password for verification. After successful verification your password will be enabled.
To verify your information with us, Click here and complete the data form respectively.
Wells Fargo is dedicated to protecting your information. Learn about our security measures and what we do to protect your accounts online.

If you have questions about your account, please refer to the contact information on your statement. For questions about viewing your statements online, Wells Fargo Customer Service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call us at 1-800-956-4442 or sign on to send a secure email.
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Wells Fargo Online Account is Locked (Scam Alert)

The email message has attached files, I didn’t opened the attached filed because it has  warning that tells about “virus”. Here’s the warning; “Attachments in this email may contain harmful content and cannot be downloaded”.

If you received email message concerning your Wells Fargo Online account, do not reply to email message and do not opened the attached files. Also, if someone is asking your personal information, do not give your personal information or bank account details.