Fraudsters have been
sending out legitimate looking spoofed emails designed to trick
recipients into installing malware.
The emails say
you have been notified and scheduled to appear for a court hearing and contains
specific dates, times, locations and reference numbers.
It asks you to
download a copy of the “court notice” attached. The dowloadable.zip file
actually contains an. exe file (a file that executes when clicked) containing a
virus.
The email has no connection to the
Criminal Justice System
and anyone receiving the email should not download any attachments or click any
links. Report to Action Fraud by using the online fraud reporting tool.
You are likely
to see some variations of this email, as it is easy for fraudsters to amend the
details and continue targeting people.
BCRC’s cyber security specialist
said “the email is difficult to block as the subject headers change
frequently.”
He also said:
“Provoking a paniked, impulse reaction has become a very common scam
technique for cyber
criminals. Opening the attachment allows the criminal to spy on the victim, use
their computer to commit
crime, or steal personal and financial information.”
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