Weekly Fraud Alert: Email falsely claims to be from FTC
The FTC is warning
small businesses that an email with a subject line “URGENT: Pending Consumer
Complaint” is not from the FTC. The email says that a complaint has been filed
with the agency against their company. The FTC advises not to click on any of
the links or attachments with the email. Clicking on the links may install a
virus on the computer.
The FTC advises
recipients to delete the email. For more information on malware, visit www.OnGuardOnline.gov/malware.