The Justice Department warned of a hoax e-mail claiming to be fro...
The Justice Department warned of a hoax e-mail claiming to be from the agency. The phony “Dear Citizen” spam claims complaints about recipients’ businesses have been filed with the Justice Department and forwarded to the Internal Revenue Service, sometimes…
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even giving a case number and complainant name. The Justice Department does not send such messages via e-mail, the agency said. Spammers have sent similar e-mails invoking the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Federal Trade Commission and Internal Revenue Service. Beware unsolicited “warnings,” ostensibly from the government, instructing users to click on file attachments or provide sensitive information, the agency said, urging recipients of this or similar messages to file a complaint to www.ic3.gov.