Alerts

October 27, 2009
Subject: Security Alert from DOA-DET - FDIC  Email  Scam
Importance: High
We have been alerted by the U.S Treasury that there are significant numbers of fraudulent email claiming to be from the FDIC.  Please consider forwarding this alert to employees of your organization.  The email asks you to down load a file to verify FDIC insurance.  The unsuspecting recipient will in fact be downloading malicious software.  As always you should never click on links or download software from unsolicited email.  If you do receive email as described above it should be forwarded to:

FDIC's Cyber-Fraud and Financial Crimes Section alert@fdic.gov.

To learn more about the alert please read below. 

The FDIC issued Special Alert (SA-183-2009) today regarding a fraudulent e-mail claiming to be from the FDIC.