Have you received a email call from someone claiming to be from the IRS, asking you "to open the attachment, a complaint against your company from Mr. Lincoln Jameson". Beware!
Our investigation shows that this is a virus-containing attachment designed to
steal information from your pc and use it to send out spam.
The name given was "Mr. Lincoln Jameson". Remember that these names may be made up, or
them names of real people who are unaffiliated with the scam! Notice that the
potential victim had an up to date anti-virus package on his pc, which detected
and quarantined the trojan horse virus.
Read below for one person's account and the results of our investigation.
Subject: Complaint Update for <your name>, <Your
Company's Name>. (Case id: #69B8CB)
From: "US Department of Justice" <
complaintscenter@usdoj.gov
>
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:05:01 +0900
Dear <your name> ,
A complaint has been filled against the company you
are affiliated to (<Your Company's Name> ) in regards to the domain of
business activity.
The complaint was filled by Mr. Lincoln Jameson on
01/09/2008 and has been forwarded to us and the IRS .
Complaint Case Number: #69B8CB Date: 01/09/2008 A
copy of the original complaint and the contact information of Mr. Lincoln
Jameson has been attached to this e-mail.Please print and keep this copy for
your personal records.
Disputes involving consumer products and/or services
may be arbitrated. Unless they directly relate to the contract that is the
basis of this dispute, the following claims will be considered for
arbitration only if all parties agree in writing that the arbitrator may
consider them:
Claims based on product liability;
Claims for personal injuries;
Claims that have been resolved by a previous court
action, arbitration, or written agreement between the parties.
The decision as to whether your dispute or any part
of it can be arbitrated rests solely with the US Department of Justice.
The Department of Justice offers a binding
arbitration service for disputes involving marketplace transactions.
Arbitration is a convenient, civilized way to settle disputes quickly and
fairly, without the costs associated with other legal options.
© 2008 US Department of Justice All Rights
Reserved.
Attachments
The
attachment contained a backdoor trojan virus
Contact the Foreign Commercial Service (FSC) at the nearest U.S.
Embassy or Consulate. If there is no FCS office, contact the American Citizens
Services Unit of the Consular Section or the Regional Security Office.
