At the end of last year the CCEW issued an alert setting out two prevalent cyber scams:
• Crime prevention advice email: Fraudsters send a high number of phishing emails with the message subject ‘Crime Prevention Advice’ which appears to distribute a powerful malware via an email attachment.
• Notice of intended prosecution email: Fraudsters are sending out phishing emails with the message subject ‘Notice of Intended Prosecution’ with the primary function of distributing Banking Trojan malware through a link embedded within the email.
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This article features in our Charity Newsletter Spring 2017. To see the full version please click here.
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Updated 24 April 2017