Virus Emails - "Urgent Court Notice to Appear in Court", "Court Hearing", "Pretrial Notice"
The email messages below, which claim that they are from law firms like Orrick, Bryan Cave, Reed Smith or Skadden, stating that the recipients are scheduled to attend court, are fake and malicious email messages that will infect your computer with a virus or Trojan horse. The email messages were not sent by the law firms, but were instead, sent by cyber-criminals. The emails have a malicious attachment or a link to a website that will attempt to trick you into downloading viruses, Trojan horse or other malware onto your computer.
Remember, the court notice email messages below are all fakes and is only an attempt by cyber-criminals to trick you into opening the malicious attachment or clicking on the malicious link that will infect your computer.
So, if you have received any of the email messages below or similar ones, please do not follow the instructions in them and delete them immediately.
The Fake and Malicious Court Notice Email Messages
Orrick
Court hearing notice
As a defendant you have been scheduled to attend the hearing in the Ohio Fourth District Court of Appeals.
Hearing date: 28 January 2015
Hearing time: 9:00 a.m.
Hearing subject: illegal use of software
Prior to the court thoroughly study the plaint note in the attachment to this mail.
Sincerely,
Court agent,
Robert Benjamin
Subject: Notice to appear in court No#6938
Attachment: Court_Notice_Latham_and _Watkins__NY82569.zip
Hereby you are informed that you are due in the court of New York
on the 12 of January, 2014 at 09:00 am for the hearing of your case.
You are kindly asked to prepare and bring the documents relating to the case to Court on the specified date.
Please, download the copy of the court notice attached herewith to read the details.
Note: The case may be heard by the judge in your absence if you do not come.
Yours truly,
Thompson Gonzalez
Clerk to the Court.
Subject: Pretrial notice
BRYAN CAVE
A Broader Perspective
Pretrial notice Hereby we inform that you are obliged to come as a defendant to North Carolina Court of Appeals on
February 15th, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. for the hearing of your case of illegal software use.
If necessary you have a right to obtain a lawyer for your protection. You are kindly asked to have an identity document with you. Personal appearance is compulsory.
Please find the plaint note with more detailed case information on our site and study it thoroughly.
Court clerk,
Santiago Andrews
Copyright 2015 (c) All rights reserved
Subject: Hearing of your case in Court NR#3578,Urgent court notice NR#86455, Notice to appear in court NR#9530, Notice of appearance in court NR#1376, #Notice of appearance in court Order 9236, #Notice to appear in court Order 6435, #Urgent court notice Order 91995
Attachment: Court_Notice_Jones _Day_Wa#5837.zip
Notice to Appear,
Hereby you are notified that you have been scheduled to appear for your hearing that will take place in the court of Washington in January 19, 2014 at 10:00 am.
Please bring all documents and witnesses relating to this case with you to Court on your hearing date.
The copy of the court notice is attached to this letter.
Please, read it thoroughly.
Note: If you do not attend the hearing the judge may hear the case in your absence.
Yours truly,
Ruth Mason
Clerk to the Court.
Subject: Notice of appearance in court CH#6016
Attachment: Court_Notice_ Chicago _CN03514.zip
Notice to appear,
Hereby you are notified that you are expected
in Chicago Court for the hearing of you case in January 21, 2014.
Enclosed please find the copy of the court notice for the case mentioned above.
Attendance compulsory.
Yours very truly,
BOONE Goff
Clerk of court.
Subject: Notice to Appear in Court
ReedSmith
The business of relationships
Notice to Appear,
To view copy of the court notice click here. Please, read it thoroughly.
Note: If you do not attend the hearing the judge may hear the case in your absence.
Copyright (c) 2015 | All right reserved
Subject: Urgent court notice
Skadden
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, & Flom LLP, Affiliates
Notice to Appear,
Hereby you are notified that you have been scheduled to appear for your hearing that will take
place in the court of Washington in February 10, 2015 at 10:00am. Please bring all documents and
witnesses relating to this case with you to Court on your hearing date.
Please, read the copy of the court notice thoroughly.
Note: If you do not attend the hearing the judge may hear the case in your absence.
Clerk of Court
Jacob House
Copyright (c)2015
Subject: #Notice to appear in court NO1441-111
Attachment: 03_12_14_Court_Notice _St._Louis_9649.zip
Notice to appear,
Hereby you are notified that you are expected in St. Louis Court for the hearing of your case in January 8, 2014.
Enclosed please find the copy of the court notice for the case mentioned above.
Attendance compulsory.
Yours very truly,
FAULKNER HENRY
.. Clerk of court.
Subject: Urgent court notice No67075
Attachment: Court_Notice_Los_ Angeles_No7507.zip
Notice to Appear in Court,
This is to advise that you are required to attend
the court of Los Angeles in January 9, 2014 for the hearing of your case.
Please, kindly prepare and bring the documents related to this case to Court on the date mentioned above.
Attendance is compulsory.
The copy of the court notice is attached to this letter, please, download and read it thoroughly.
FISCHER MADDOX
Clerk to the Court.
Subject: #Hearing of your case in Court 60567, Illegal software use #order #No908, Judicial summons No6186 or Pretrial notice No3866
Attachment: Plaint Note_06_01_ 2014_No8100.zip
Pretrial notice,
Hereby we inform that you are obliged to come as a defendant to The Court of Louisiana in February 26, 2014 at 09:00 a.m. for the hearing of your case of illegal software use.
If necessary you have a right to obtain a lawyer for your protection.
You are kindly asked to have an identity document with you.
Personal appearance is compulsory.
Please find the plaint note with more detailed case information attached to this letter and study it thoroughly.
Court clerk,
Isabella Mason
Attachment: 10-01-2014_Notice_of_Appearanc _Information_No56686.zip
Notice of appearance,
You are hereby notified that you are required to attend the court of Chicago in January 11, 2014 as a defendant
for the hearing of a pirated software case.
Compulsory attendance.
You may have the services of a lawyer, if necessary.
Failure to appear may result in the imposition of sanctions.
More detailed information regarding the case can be found attached to this letter.
Court agent,
Susan Mason
Subject: Notice of court attendance No7305
Attachment: Plaint_Note_US_ Copy_N2275.zip
Court hearing notice.
As a defendant you have been scheduled to attend the hearing in the Court of New York.
Hearing date: 28 January 2014
Hearing time: 9:00 a.m.
Hearing subject: illegal use of software.
Prior to the court thoroughly study the plaint note in the attachment to this mail.
Sincerely,
Court agent,
Mary Mason
Reed Smith
The business of relationships
Notice to APPEAR,
To download copy of the court notice click here . Please, read it thoroughly. Note: If you do not attend the hearing the judge may hear the case in your absence.
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