Federal Trade Commission Spoofed Email
added October 30, 2007 at 11:18 am | updated October 31, 2007 at 08:09 am
US-CERT is aware of fraudulent email messages purporting to be from the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) “Fraud Department”. These messages refer to a complaint filed against the email’s recipient and appear to be from “frauddep@ftc.gov”. The email messages contain a link to malicious software and should not be followed. Please see the Federal Trade Commission website for additional information.More information can also be found in the US-CERT Cyber Security Alert SA07-303A.
US-CERT encourages users to take the following preventative measures to help mitigate this risk:
- Do not follow unsolicited links in email messages.
- Install anti-virus software, and keep its virus signature files up-to-date.
- Review the Reducing Spam Cyber Security Tip.
- Review the Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks Cyber Security Tip.
Source: produced by US-CERT
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