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Posted by Omega_M on Jun-01-2007 17:13:

Bank of America Bomb Threat

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A Bank of America employee misinterpreted a faulty fax about a bank promotion as a bomb threat Wednesday, leading authorities to evacuate more than a dozen neighboring businesses. The fax...contained images of a lighted match and a bomb with a fuse, but words explaining the promotion did not transmit.

"The fax machine malfunctioned, so a partial image came through that looked somewhat suspicious," Anguilla said. The missing text included the phrases "The countdown begins" and "Small business commitment week June 4-8," according to a copy circulated by police.

"It was an internal communication designed only for our employees," Anguilla said. The fax was sent to the bank's branches in parts of New England as well as New York and New Jersey.

The bank's branch manager called police Wednesday morning. Fears also arose because the branch received a suspicious package delivered by a customer around the same time, police said. A State Police bomb squad searched the bank branch and checked out the package, which was a delivery of documents.

About 15 small businesses in a shopping plaza were evacuated for about three hours, including a day care center with about 30 children, Police Chief Scott Rohmer said.

Authorities eventually learned from Bank of America security officials that it was a false alarm.

People get all worked up over nothing

Posted by fmodena369 on Jun-01-2007 17:19:

wow ur avatar tripppped me out....they needa post the paper that was faxed online...prob looked like completely normal just sum moronic employee

Posted by SuspicionVandit on Jun-01-2007 17:22:

giuliani's stock just rose 2 points

Posted by Omega_M on Jun-01-2007 19:16:

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Originally posted by fmodena369
wow ur avatar tripppped me out....they needa post the paper that was faxed online...prob looked like completely normal just sum moronic employee

They got this

instead of this

fax machine malfunction indeed.

Posted by igottaknow on Jun-01-2007 19:27:

dont tell me this promotional idea was from those guys who got fired from the cartoon network for triggering the terrorist alert.

Posted by emc^2 on Jun-01-2007 20:01:

WWEllll. it did happen in Massachusets. I think FARK needs to add a new tag - "MASSACHUSETS", where people are scared of everything and anything, including a Moonite and fax machines

Posted by Rose on Jun-02-2007 16:19:

Re: Bank of America Bomb Threat

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Originally posted by Omega_M
People get all worked up over nothing

i would of been scared.

Posted by Lira on Jun-02-2007 16:25:

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Rock on!

Posted by Rose on Jun-02-2007 16:28:

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Originally posted by Lira
Rock on!

lmao!!!!!! thanks . I added something to it now.