There is an e-mail scam you may want to alert your small
business staff to watch out for. The Federal Bureau of
Investigation is looking into an online scam targeting businesses
and individuals alike.
The scammers are using a series of official looking e-mails
requesting financial and bank information as part of an FBI
investigation. The sender is masquerading as a FBI
investigator trying to obtain bank records from the recipients, and
threatens legal action if the request isn't answered.
The FBI never requires victims or subjects of investigations to provide bank account information via email. Many of the bogus e-mails currently in circulation claim to be an "official order" from the FBI's Anti-Terrorist and Monetary Crimes Division.
If you receive a similar e-mail request you can report it to the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.IC3.gov
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