The Federal Trade Commission warned this week that scammers are behind messages from the phony address of "frauddep@ftc.gov."
The e-mails claim that a has been filed with the FTC against the e-mail's recipient. An attachment to them includes a virus that, if opened, will install a program that can steal passwords and account numbers from receiving computers.
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