Fake FTC Emails Fraud Dep at FTC.gov
The real Federal Trade Commission is warning email users NOT to open emails that appear to be from frauddep (at) ftc.gov. These emails contain a virus that is designed to steal passwords and account numbers.
It isn’t hard to spoof, or fake, the return address of an email. This has been done before with the FBI, CIA and other .gov addresses.
As usual, don’t open suspicious emails of any kind. If the government wants to talk to you, they’ll be happy to break down your door in the middle of the night, not send you an email.
Further info is available at this government computer fraud website.
