http://www.kusa.com/storyfull.aspx?storyid=23330 "DENVER – U.S. Bank customers are being warning about an e-mail hoax that is designed to get customers to hand over private information."
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "U.S. Bank has had to deal with hoaxes in the past, but this is the largest attack to date. The e-mail was sent to customers across the country and arrived just before a holiday. Banks were closed Monday for Martin Luther King Day, making it hard for people to check the legitimacy of the e-mail.
The e-mail reads, “We have been notified your account may have been compromised by outside parties. These parties have in the past been involved with money laundering, illegal drugs and terrorism.”
The message urges customers to click on a link, saying “You will not be able to use your account in any way until we have verified your identity.”
According to the Denver Post, the e-mail is a hoax."
That's called phishing.....fwd e-mails like that to the financial crimes section of the Secret Service. They're responsible for Nigerian 419's, chain letters, and so on.