In the last few days we’ve seen this fake fax email doing the rounds, offering up a “2013 recruitment plan”:
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The email reads as follows:
*********************************************************
INCOMING FAX REPORT
*********************************************************Date/Time: 09/28/2012 07:01:41 AM
Speed: 14400 bps
Connection time: 01:02
Pages: 2
Resolution: Normal
Remote ID: 0420950504
Line number: 2
DTMF/DID:
Description: 2013 Recruitment planClick here to view the file online
Clicking the link would take the user from a (dot)de domain to an IP associated with a Malware run currently taking place – here’s a piece of fake ADP spam from the 30th September, and here’s a fake Intuit email from the 1st October. Our fake Fax email spam currently leads to a page not found:
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Fake Fax emails come around every so often, and the varied subject lines in this particular spam campaign – everything from recruitment plans to employment contributions and transaction reports – indicate a definite lean towards business targets rather than home users.
Of course, whether at home or in the workplace you’re still potentially at risk should you click any of the links going out in this spamrun. It might be a little while before things calm down, so please remember to always treat emails asking you to visit external websites to view content with caution and check those URLs before you click.
Christopher Boyd
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