Department Of Justice Phishing Scam
A phishing scam is currently being spread through e-mail that claims to be from the Department of Justice. An example of the official looking email is listed below. The University of Iowa e-mail gateway is blocking any attachments from these e-mails. The Department of Justice web site lists the following about the scam:
"The Justice Department continues to be aware of fraudulent spam e-mail messages claiming to be from the Department.
THESE EMAIL MESSAGES ARE A HOAX. DO NOT RESPOND.
The Department of Justice did not send these unsolicited email messages—and would not send such messages to the public via email. Similar hoaxes have been recently perpetrated in the names of various governmental entities, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Internal Revenue Service. Email users should be especially wary of unsolicited warning messages that purport to come from U.S. governmental agencies directing them to click on file attachments or to provide sensitive personal information."
More information about the scam can be found on the Department of Justice web site (http://www.usdoj.gov/) and on this web site: http://www.computing.co.uk/vnunet/news/2203920/companies-warned-doj-virus.
Feel free to delete the message.
Sample Phishing E-mail from the Department of Justice
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the ITS Help Desk.
Last Updated: 04/24/2008