Virus Emails - "Confidential Documents" or "Important - Commercial Form"
The email messages below with the following subjects: "Confidential Documents" and "Important - Commercial Form," are fakes and are malicious. The emails were sent by cyber-criminals with a virus or a Trojan horse attached to them. Any attempts to open the malicious attachment, will infect your computer with a virus or Trojan horse, which will create a back-door on your computer that will allow cyber-criminals to come in and steal your personal and financial. They may also use it to take control of your computer, which they will use for other fraudulent purposes.
The Fake and Malicious Email Messages
Subject: IMPORTANT - Confidential documents
Attachment: CASE_C8345121.zipCompanies House GOV Logo
Company Documents
Case: C8345121
Please scan attached document and fax it to +44 (0)303 1234 171 .
All web filed documents (with the exception of downloaded accounts templates) are available to view / download for 10 days after their original submission. Once accepted, these changes will be displayed on the public record. Not yet filing your accounts online? See how easy it is... For enquiries, please telephone the Service Desk on +44 (0)303 1234 646 or email enquiries @companieshouse .gov.uk This email was sent from a notification-only email address which cannot accept incoming mail. Please do not reply directly to this message.
Yours faithfully
Dana Hoffman
Senior Manager
Companies House
Dana.Hoffman @companieshouse .gov.ukCalls may be monitored or recorded in case we need to check we have carried out your instructions correctly and to help improve our quality of service.
©2014 Companies House. All rights reserved.
Subject: FW: Important - Commercial Form
Attachment: C3029072.zipcitibank.com
Commercial Banking Form
Case: C3029072
Please scan attached document and fax it to +1 800-285-4601 .
All web filed documents (with the exception of downloaded accounts templates) are available to view / download for 10 days after their original submission. Once accepted, these changes will be displayed on the public record. Not yet filing your accounts online? See how easy it is... For enquiries, please telephone the Service Desk on +1 800-285-9957 or email enquiries @citibank.com. This email was sent ...blah blah blah
Yours faithfully
Marco Kerns
Commercial Banking
Citibank N.A
Marco.Kerns @citibank.com
Copyright © 2014 Citigroup Inc.
Citibank
Subject: FW: Important - Commercial Form
[Citi logo]
Commercial Banking Form
Case: C1030129
Please scan attached document and fax it to +1 800-285-0860 .
All web filed documents (with the exception of downloaded accounts templates) are available to view / download for 10 days after their original submission. Once accepted, ... blah blah blah
Lorenzo Gonzalez
Commercial Banking
Citibank N.A
Lorenzo.Gonzalez @citibank.com
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