Virus Email - "Your Account was Suspended for Violation of our TOS"
If you have received the email message below with the subject: "Your account #236786822358 was suspended for violation of our TOS," with a malicious compressed file (a file with name ending with ".zip" or ".rar") attached, pleased delete the message because it is a fake and has a virus attached to it. Any attempts to open the attachment will infect your computer with a virus, Trojan horse or some other malware, which will create a back-door on your computer that will allow cyber-criminals to come in and steal your personal and financial. They may also use it to take control of your computer, which they will use for other fraudulent purposes.
The Fake and Malicious Email Message
From: Carry Vena [mailto:exploded@gggcpa.com]
Subject: Your account #236786822358 has been suspended
Attachment: 236786822358.zipYour account #236786822358 was suspended for violation of our TOS.
Please see attached.
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Carry Vena
Kastanienallee 12 37547 Kreiensen
GERMANY
+49 5563 69 01
Kreiensen
The account number in the email message will change, so be on the lookout for similar email messages with different account numbers.
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