To: (my e-mail address)Attached to this mail is a zip file named "Court_notificaton_#####.zip" (where #### is a bunch of digits I can't be bothered to re-type.) I didn't download it, but I think we can be 99% certain that this attachment, when opened, will install malware on your computer.
Subject: (first 4 letters of my e-mail address), Notice to Appear in Court
From: "State Court" <support@electricgroovecrusade.com>
Reply-To: "State Court" <support@electricgroovecrusade.com>Dear (first 4 letters of my e-mail address),
You have to appear in the Court on the February 19.
Please, do not forget to bring all the documents related to the case.
Note: The case may be heard by the judge in your absence if you do not come.
The Court Notice is attached to this email.
Yours faithfully,
Angel Denton,
Court Secretary.
So let's see how stupid you would have to be to fall for this spam. In order to trust the source and believe it is important to open this zip file, you would have to believe:
- That a legitimate court will issue a summons via e-mail
- That such a summons will not identify which court it is that is issuing the summons
- That a court will issue a summons without your name on it, preferring instead to make up a fake name based on your e-mail address.
- That despite not knowing my name or address, they somehow know my e-mail address.
- That a court is going to send official correspondence from domain belonging to Electric Groove Crusade (a rock band whose web page has had nothing more than a "coming soon" message since 2010) and not from a domain that actually belongs to the court.
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