There’s an email that’s going around claiming that due to multiple failed attempts accessing your account, you must confirm account information within 48 hours or the account will be suspended indefinitely.

The email is a scam and not from Visa. This is a Phishing scam that’s only intended to steal personal information from recipients. Those who click on the link in the email will be taken to a bogus webpage that asks them to provide credit card details and other personal information via a fake form. All information entered into the form can be sold to other scammers and used for credit card fraud and identity theft.

You should delete this email immediately.

Example Email

Subject: Banking Incident

Dear customer of Verified By Visa

Hello

We have recently determined that different computers connected to your account Verified by Visa, Password and multiple failures were present before the connection. We now need you to confirm your account information Verified by Visa. If not completed within 48 hours we will be forced to suspend your account indefinitely, as it can be used for fraudulent purposes. Thank you for your understanding in this way. To confirm your online account:

The procedure is very simple:
1. Click on the link below to open a browser window secure.
2. Confirm that you are the owner of the account and follow the instructions.

Access Your Account

The email can be masqueraded by actual Visa logos and other creative’s to fool the recipient into thinking it is from Visa.

Visa will not send Visa card holder’s unsolicited emails asking them to provide personal and financial details. Internet users should be very cautious of any email that asks them to follow a link or open an attachment in order to provide private information.