Federal Email Scam Targeting Yakima Residents
Federal authorities are warning of an email scam that s happening in Washington State and Yakima. The emails are titled court summons notification. The email says you are suspected of violating a federal law and that you have a related hearing you ll need to attend within the next week. You re also given a case number and a chance to contact the so called court through a link in the email. If you click on the link you ll be shown a fake court document but you ll also open up your computer to the scammers.
Federal authorities say don t click on the link because it could infect your computer with malware that could shut down your system and or find important information you don t want people to know. The links install scam files into your computer.
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