Lake Illawarra Police has issued an alert on their Facebook page to beware of fake infringement tickets being emailed to local residents.
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The new email scam uses fake fines to lure victims into clicking on malicious files.
“If you see a message like the one shown (above) in your inbox, don’t click on the ‘view infringement notice’ link,” police advised.
“The link actually points to an archive file which is infected with JavaScript malware.”
Malware scams of this kind are an attempt by fraudsters to implant spyware, ransomware or other kinds of viruses onto the computers of victims.
Malware delivered via email can perform a wide range of functions including data theft, building botnets and harvesting login credentials.
Police said the “infringement” scam messages were coming from a wide variety of sender email accounts, including:
- Jody Charles: nick@blackbyte.co.uk
- Aidan Murphy: doris@vogelcity.de
- Billy Campbell: info@best-media-consult.de
- Jenson Roberts: info@werbung-verlag-event.de
- Logan Saunders: laurabi@valdoallianzbank.it
- Billy Campbell: susan@dance-a-cross.com
- Jacob Parry: giuseppetulone@a4graphicsdesign.it
- Stephen Oliver: kenneth@kmglaw.co.uk
- Hayden Reynolds: sabina@i2000net.it
- Jenson Roberts: jonas@boutter.de
- Derrick Jackson: otgonsuren@monmap.mn
- Paxton Dunlap: mail@ueberfuhr.de
- Ben Moore: contactus@lavernlingerie.com
- Cyrus Weber: davtheor@reliable-mail.com
- Ethan Anderson: alankar@sawai.in
There are several variations on the basic email format with different fine amounts and “officer names”.
If you have been the victim of a cybercrime such as hacking, an online scam or fraud, identity theft or an attack on your computer system, go to the Australian Cybercrime Online Reporting Network (ACORN) website and report it.
This will ensure that the report goes to the right law enforcement or government agency for consideration.
