Fraudulent E-mails Claiming to Be From the FDIC - October 3, 2012

Fraudulent E-mails Claiming to Be From the FDIC - October 3, 2012

This message is to notify you of fraudulent e-mails in circulation claiming to be from the FDIC.  Please consider both to be fraudulent.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has received numerous reports of fraudulent e-mails that have the appearance of being sent from the FDIC.

While the e-mails exhibit variations in the "Subject" lines, the messages are similar.  They all make reference to the suspension of recipient’s ability to conduct transfers via ACH and/or wire transfer.  The e-mails then encourage recipients to install a software update by clicking on a link provided.  They then say that functionality will be restored once the software update is installed.

These e-mails and the link provided are fraudulent.  Recipients should consider the intent of these e-mails to load malicious software on the recipient’s computer, or to collect personal or confidential information.  Recipients should not click on the link provided.

The FDIC does not send unsolicited e-mails to consumers or business account holders.