Beware of FDIC Email Virus Scam

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The U.S. Treasury has requested we alert you to an ongoing issue of spam emails claiming to be from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) informing recipients their assets are part of a failed bank, and to click through to a website to validate banking insurance information by downloading a file. The website looks like this:

This downloaded file will then install dangerous software on a computer. This software may collect personal data which could be used to gain access to recipient’s bank accounts.

The “from:” address being used in this email is an actual valid FDIC email address; the spammers are “spoofing” the address to make it look legitimate. Protect yourself by not opening or responding to email messages asking for your personal, private information. Also, be sure to have robust, updated antivirus software installed on your computer.

For more info on this current FDIC email spam n’ scam, see the FDIC’s website.