Forbidden Web

Apr 15, 2008

Federal Subpoena Email Scam
US-CERT has seen public reports of a scam circulating via email messages that claim to be federal subpoenas. These messages request that the user follow a link to download additional information about the case. If a user clicks on this link, malicious code may be installed on the system.

US-CERT encourages users to do the following to help mitigate the risk:

Do not follow unsolicited web links received in email messages.
Refer to the Recognizing and Avoiding Email Scams document for more information on avoiding email scams.
Refer to the Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks document for more information on social engineering attacks.
Install anti-virus software and keep virus signature files up to date.