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More fake AICPA spam leading to malware..

Date:      Fri, 23 Feb 2012 12:29:00 +0100
From:      “Jonathon Humphrey”
Subject:      Termination of your CPA license.

You’re receiving this notification as a Certified Public Accountant and a member of AICPA.
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Termination of Accountant status due to income tax fraud accusations

Dear AICPA member,

We have received a complaint about your alleged participation in income tax fraudulent activity on behalf of one of your clients. According to AICPA Bylaw Section 600 your Certified Public Accountant status can be terminated in case of the event of submitting of a false or fraudulent income tax return on the member’s or a client’s behalf.

Please be informed of the complaint below and provide your feedback to it within 7 days. The failure to respond within this term will result in withdrawal of your CPA license.

Complaint.doc

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Email: [email protected]
Tel. 888.777.7077
Fax. 800.362.5066

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Date:      Fri, 23 Feb 2012 12:28:45 +0100
From:      “Dominic Moreno”
Subject:      Your accountant license can be revoked.

You’re receiving this email as a Certified Public Accountant and a member of AICPA.
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Termination of Public Account Status due to tax return fraud accusations

Dear accountant officer,

We have been informed of your alleged involvement in income tax fraudulent activity for one of your clients. According to AICPA Bylaw Subsection 730 your Certified Public Accountant status can be revoked in case of the aiding of presenting of a incorrect or fraudulent tax return on the member’s or a client’s behalf.

Please be notified below and provide your feedback to it within 7 days. The failure to do so within this period will result in suspension of your Accountant status.

Complaint.doc

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Email: [email protected]
Tel. 888.777.7077
Fax. 800.362.5066

The links go through a legitimate hacked site to some obfuscated javascipt leading to a malicious payload on synetworks.net/main.php?page=2d057d472cd217e2 and synetworks.net/content/ap2.php?f=3dc5c (report here) hosted on 76.12.101.172 (HostMySite, US). That IP is also home to housespect.net which also appears to be malicious. Blocking the IP should prevent any other malicious sites on the same server from being a problem.